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Posted inNew York City

Funder Axes Queens College Diversity Initiative Amid Trump DEI Purge

By Haidee ChuMarch 18, 2025March 21, 2025

The country’s largest private funder of biomedical research has cut its funding for a program at Queens College in New York City.

Posted inPuerto Rico

The Trump administration’s climate policies jeopardize research in disaster-prone Puerto Rico

By Víctor Rodríguez Velázquez, Centro de Periodismo InvestigativoMarch 17, 2025April 15, 2025

Puerto Rico currently has 107 active NIH-funded grants totaling $78.5 million.

Posted inColorado

Trump administration launches civil rights investigation into schools, including CU Colorado Springs

By Jason GonzalesMarch 14, 2025March 21, 2025

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced investigations Friday into 45 colleges and universities, including the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

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