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ACLU sues National Institutes of Health for 'ideological purge' of research projects
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the National Institutes of Health has conducted an “ongoing ideological purge of critical research projects” that violates ...NBC News - 4d -
Even After the Salman Rushdie Attack, Turmoil at Chautauqua Institution
Charges of antisemitism and liberal bias, and dismay over cuts to the opera budget, have led to a small mutiny at Chautauqua Institution. And this was after the attack on Salman Rushdie.The New York Times - 3d -
U.S. Institute of Peace lays off most staff members
All but a small group of U.S. Institute of Peace employees received formal termination notices Friday evening, effective immediately, current and former employees told NBC News.NBC News - Mar. 29 -
Maycie Westbrook: CHRISTUS Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute Athlete of the Week
TYLER, Texas (KETK) — Maycie Westbrook is our CHRISTUS Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute Athlete of the Week. She is a student-athlete from Sabine High School. Watch the video above to see ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Alan Turing Institute plans revamp in face of criticism and technological change
Chief of Britain’s flagship AI agency says ‘big strategic’ shift is neededFinancial Times - 5d -
As Trump rewrites even America’s history, institutions have two choices – submit or find ways to resist | Charlotte Higgins
The Smithsonian’s museums have been ordered to root out ‘divisive narratives’. It’s part of a pattern: the battle lines are now clear. It has come to this: we are now in Ministry of Truth ...The Guardian - 6d -
Wisconsin Supreme Court race passes $90 million in spending: Nonprofit law institute
Spending in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election has passed $90 million as of Monday, according to a tally by the Brennan Center for Justice.ABC News - 6d -
Poor Prince Harry: what to do when someone close to you publicly trashes an institution you love? | Marina Hyde
As claims pile up about the charity he founded, he’s learning that smiling and biting your lip can be quite painful. Hear, hear, as the Windsors might say. Straight faces, please, as we try to look ...The Guardian - 5d -
How Marine Le Pen’s guilty verdict split Europe
Also in this newsletter: Has the EU become an institutional ‘monster’?Financial Times - 5d -
Mediobanca reports top shareholders to ECB in hostile bid battle
Italian bank has raised concerns that billionaires’ actions could hand them control of three big financial institutionsFinancial Times - 6d -
American academics seek exile as Trump attacks universities
Professors flee elite US institutions in the face of what many characterise as a direct assault on education and scienceFinancial Times - 6d -
RFK Jr.'s layoffs expected to gut worker safety agency, officials say
More than 800 employees at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health are expected to be cut.CBS News - 6d -
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show
The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.Wired - 6d -
Federal Judge Allows DOGE to Take Over $500 Million Office Building for Free
It’s the culmination of a weeks-long standoff between Elon Musk’s DOGE team and the United States Institute of Peace.Wired - 5d -
Anthropic’s New Claude AI for Universities Touts ‘Responsible AI Adoption’
Anthropic is partnering with institutions such as Northeastern University on a version of its AI designed to guide students with ‘learning mode.’Inc. - 4d -
The Torlonia Marbles Offer Everything We Ask of Art
The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the greatest contemporary art.The New York Times - 3d -
Trump administration axes more than $125M in LGBTQ health funding, upending research field
The National Institutes of Health has canceled more than 270 grants focused on LGBTQ health in recent weeks.NBC News - 3d -
Here's how cuts at NIH could impact cancer patients
The Trump administration's cuts to the National Institutes of Health has some worried about stalls in research and medicine.CBS News - 3d -
NIH terminated research grants worth millions of dollars. Now scientists are suing
Researchers who had millions of dollars' worth of grants terminated by the National Institutes of Health are suing the federal government.ABC News - 2d -
New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order
New York’s stance differed from the muted and deferential responses from other major institutions to the administration’s threats.The New York Times - 2d -
‘In for a rough ride’: removal of South Korea’s president leaves deep divides
Court’s dismissal of Yoon Suk Yeol shows resilience of democratic institutions, but politics remain highly polarisedFinancial Times - 23h -
‘Chaos and Confusion’ at the N.I.H., the Crown Jewel of American Science
Senior scientists at the National Institutes of Health fear that research on conditions like obesity, heart disease and cancer will be undermined by President Trump’s policies.The New York Times - Mar. 24 -
Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for programs with 'improper ideology'
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”ABC News - Mar. 27 -
Trump targets Smithsonian funding for programs with "improper ideology"
President Trump signed an executive order targeting funding for Smithsonian Institution programs that he says contain "divisive, race-centered ideology."CBS News - Mar. 28 -
Federal agency workers supporting museums, libraries put on leave
Nearly all employees at the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which supports U.S. museums and libraries, were put on administrative leave Monday, an administration official said.CBS News - 5d -
The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow.Wired - 5d -
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz.Wired - 5d -
ACLU sues Trump administration over NIH grant cancellations
A coalition of health researchers, unions and other stakeholders filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the abrupt cancellation of billions of dollars in research grants by the National Institutes ...The Hill - 4d -
F.B.I. Leaders Push to Restore Trust in the Agency They Once Undermined
In recent days, Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, and Dan Bongino, his deputy, have promised to bring change to what they have called a broken institution.The New York Times - 2d -
4/4: America Decides
Stock market dives for second straight day following President Trump's tariff announcement; Why many elite institutions are cutting deals with TrumpCBS News - 7h -
Stefanik predicts new Columbia leader 'won't last' because 'they still don't get it'
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) predicted on Sunday the new acting president of Columbia University “won’t last” after the prestigious institution lost its second leader in recent months to scrutiny ...The Hill - Mar. 30 -
Take two Van Goghs daily: the growing popularity of museum prescriptions
Research backs schemes that encourage doctors to prescribe time in cultural institutions to boost mental health and reduce loneliness. It was about six years ago that Nathalie Bondil heard of ...The Guardian - 6d -
Falling can be risky. Here’s how to avoid it and what to do if it happens
More than a quarter of adults over 65 fall annually. Fortunately, it’s avoidable, and when it happens you can recover. The National Institute on Aging reports that more than one in four adults 65 ...The Guardian - 6d -
Tim Walz's daughter says she's ditching grad school over lack of support for protesters
The daughter of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced on TikTok she is ditching graduate school due to what she says is a lack of support for the right to protest at higher education ...The Hill - 5d -
Todd Bowles says Bucs simply lack a ‘killer instinct’
PALM BEACH — Todd Bowles is instituting the no mercy rule. After watching his team bolt to a 3-1 record each of the past two seasons, only to need to pull out of a steep tailspin to win the NFC ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Trump administration suspends a host of federal grants to Princeton University
The Trump administration cut funding to a host of Princeton University research projects, the school said Tuesday, making it the latest Ivy League institution whose federal backing has been reduced ...NBC News - 5d -
These 9 House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership over parental proxy voting
Nine House Republicans defied GOP leadership on Tuesday and opposed an effort to block a bill instituting proxy voting for new parents from coming to the floor, halting key legislative action in ...The Hill - 5d
