State Dept. restarts student visa interviews with tougher social media rules

Foreign nationals who seek visas to study in the United States will have to make social media posts public to be scrutinized for hostility toward the U.S.

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#48 in Association of American Universities v. Department of Defense (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-11740) – CourtListener.com

Judge Brian E. Murphy: ORDER GRANTING 13 PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER...Defendants' opposition to the Motion is due by Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 3 p.m. Plaintiffs may file a re...

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Fareed’s take: Trump’s war on Harvard is destroying an American strength | CNN Politics

America is made stronger by its top-tier universities that produce world-class research and attract students from across the globe. Fareed says the Trump administration is attacking all of that — and ...

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Opinion | Trump’s war on Harvard is bizarre — and incredibly damaging

He is wrecking American competitiveness.

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Trump administration ending multiple HIV vaccine studies, scientists and officials say

"This is a setback of probably a decade for HIV vaccine research," one scientist said.

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Trump Administration Ends Program Critical to Search for an H.I.V. Vaccine

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New HHS document details deep NIH cuts as part of Trump budget request

Budget documents for Congress provide the most detailed look yet at how the Trump Administration hopes to reshape the National Institutes of Health.

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HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics

HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics.

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Trump Intends to Cancel All Federal Funds Directed at Harvard

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RFK Jr. ends covid shot recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women

Currently the vaccine is recommended for all people over 6 months of age.

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Trump team pauses new student visa interviews as it weighs expanding social media vetting

It’s the latest salvo against universities, many of whom rely heavily on foreign students for funds.

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Restoring Gold Standard Science

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United

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Opinion | Harvard Derangement Syndrome

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A message from MIT President Sally Kornbluth

YouTube video by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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Trump Administration Says It Is Halting Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

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Mice grow bigger brains when given this stretch of human DNA

Finding adds to the bigger picture of how humans developed such large brains.

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Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.

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Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones

US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

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Exclusive: NIH to suspend funds for research abroad as it overhauls policy

Move by US biomedical agency threatens thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.

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NIH to prioritize human-based research technologies

New initiative aims to reduce use of animals in NIH-funded research.

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Opinion | The White House Tech Bros Owe Their Fortunes to the Research They’re Killing

Underlying many investments are breakthroughs in medicine and technology from great universities.

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How Public Supported Studies Bring This Researcher and Patient Closer to a Cure for Alzheimer’s | Duke Today

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Exclusive | Elite Universities Form Private Collective to Resist Trump Administration

Separate from the public dissent, a group of school leaders are strategizing behind the scenes about how to respond and push back against the White House.

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Scientists fear Trump administration cuts to NIH could impact the health of Americans for generations

Former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who abruptly left his NIH research lab in February, fears aggressive downsizing could impact Americans' health.

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Opinion | Trump is destroying 100 years of competitive advantage in 100 days

Cuts to research and attacks on universities are handing global leadership to China.

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The Conservative Activist Pushing Trump to Attack U.S. Colleges

Christopher Rufo has helped inspire Republican messaging and bills on hot-button issues.

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On going backwards

There are patients you can never forget. Some because you connected unusually deeply with them as people or with their stories—some because you may have seen yourself or a loved one in their shoes, on...

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How Trump 2.0 is slashing NIH-backed research — in charts

Nature analyses which fields of science and US states are being hit hardest by grant terminations.

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DHS to Begin Screening Aliens’ Social Media Activity for Antisemitism | USCIS

Today U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin considering aliens’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying imm...

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Kennedy pledges to find autism cause by September - Roll Call

The announcement comes amid lingering criticism that Kennedy has offered mixed messaging on vaccination, including whether it causes autism.

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