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Harvard amends lawsuit to push back against new funding cuts

Government is seeking to ‘micromanage’ University, complaint says, posing threat to advances in health and science

Harvard Gazette
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New funding threats

Harvard will also continue to defend against illegal government overreach aimed at stifling research and innovation that make Americans safer and more secure.
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Funding today, entrepreneurship tomorrow. Or not.

Threat to research is a threat to U.S. innovation and growth, HBS analyst says

Harvard Gazette
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Worth the grind

Hard work of securing a federal grant pays off for researchers: ‘It means you can do something to try to help people.’

Harvard Gazette
Don Ingber in his lab

He got the stop-work order. Then the scrambling began.

Wyss’ Don Ingber details rush to hold onto consequential projects, talented researchers — and system that has driven American innovation.

Harvard Gazette
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A Call for Constructive Engagement

More than 170 presidents from U.S. colleges and universities signed a statement against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education.

American Association of Colleges and Universities
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Harvard files lawsuit against Trump administration

Harvard Gazette
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Freezing funding halts medical, engineering, and scientific research

Harvard Gazette
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Upholding Our Values, Defending Our University 

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A Brief History of Federal Funding for Basic Science

For 75 years, the federal government has partnered with academic institutions, fueling discoveries that have transformed medicine and saved lives.

Harvard Medicine