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Delays in awards and funding calls worry NIH-funded researchers Many programs may be pushed into the next fiscal year, and some could face funding gaps

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Kash Patel’s latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran The FBI director gutted a specialized, global espionage unit of counterintelligence agents, just days before Operation Epic Fury.

Patel "targeted an elite counter espionage unit that investigates threats from foreign adversaries and specializes in Iran" days before the US attacked Iran.
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Texas AAUP-AFT Spring 2026 Meeting Web Site: aaup-texas.org

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No one dreams of earning a college degree under wiretap conditions • NC Newsline At UNC-Chapel Hill, vague administrative threats to secretly record lectures are already changing the tenor of its classrooms.

This is a victory for all who care about higher education in North Carolina that happened to come one day after @ncaaup.bsky.social VP Abigail Hatcher’s op ed was published in @ncnewsline.com & NC AAUP packed the UNC System Board of Governors meeting.

Coincidence? 🤔

When We Fight, We Win!

UNC-CH Will ‘Scrap’ New Recording Policy, Chancellor Says The move comes less than three weeks after the controversial rules were enacted.

Congrats to @ncaaup.bsky.social & all who fought against this surveillance policy that would've allowed admin to hijack microphones in the classroom for secret recordings.

This move would've chilled classroom discussion & suppressed students' willingness to ask questions & take intellectual risks.

"My Degree is Being Ruined"

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Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center When ICE officers in Minneapolis detained a 5-year-old boy and his father last month and sent them to a Texas detention center, many Americans were alarmed.

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced Friday it has recommended Moderna’s combined mRNA COVID-19 and flu vaccine be granted market authorization in the European Union, marking the first time the combined respiratory viral vaccine will be approved.
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Rock band Radiohead urges US ICE to take down video using its song British rock band Radiohead said on Friday it wanted a promotional video for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency that used their song to be taken down.

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“Academic freedom —the ability to research, teach, & learn without interference is essential to the quality of education we offer in North Carolina.

Do we want UNC to go in the direction of Texas or Florida or we do we want to uphold the reputation, standards & quality that it has for decades?”

President Donald Trump is directing federal agencies to stop using tech from AI company Anthropic, which has resisted its use in weapons and surveillance. https://cnn.it/4l2Z4cv

Radiohead tells ICE ‘go f**k yourselves’ for using song in immigration video - National | Globalnews.ca The message came in response to the use of a version of the song 'Let Down,' which was set to a video on ICE’s social media accounts.

Radiohead’s condemnation follows a growing list of similar responses from other musicians.

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Pentagon removes senior official from Joint Staff post, sources say U.S. Vice Admiral Fred Kacher only took the post in December.

Trump has dismissed Vice Admiral Fred Kacher, deputy director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for issuing warnings to him about what might go wrong in a new war against Iran, Reuters report. www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...

One year in, UT Austin’s president won’t do interviews. Here’s why it matters Jim Davis declined all interview requests from the Austin American-Statesman. He has also declined requests from the Texas Tribune and KUT.

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BREAKING: We're suing Kansas for a law that invalidates transgender people's updated driver's licenses and authorizes anyone to sue anyone they suspect of being trans for using the "wrong" bathroom.

UT didn't sign Trump's compact. But it's acting like it did | Editorial Consolidating gender and ethnic studies and curbing discussion of "controversial" topics suggest UT is following key parts of the Trump compact despite not signing it, the Editorial Board writes.

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Texas Tech regents take no public action on teaching race, gender Some professors are waiting for a final decision on acceptable instruction under a review policy created by the system’s new chancellor.

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If UT wants to restore public trust, leaders must earn it | Opinion University of Texas faculty and students deserve openness from those reshaping UT’s future, Deborah Beck writes.

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Columbia says DHS detained student after agents entered university building Acting university president says agents misrepresented themselves to gain entry to the residential building

NEW: ICE agents reportedly lied their way into Columbia housing, without a warrant, to arrest yet another student.

This comes almost one year after plainclothes ICE agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil at his Columbia residence, also without a warrant. ICE has no place on our campuses or in our streets.

National day of action. Save science. protect health. defend democracy. March 7th. Washington dc and nationwide! standupforscience.net/march7

Hey @kumail.bsky.social! Can you help us get the word out about our SECOND National Day of Action on March 7th?? (also, you wanna speak at our DC rally????)

RIGHT NOW: The NC AAUP is at the UNC Board of Governors meeting fighting back against attempts to squash open inquiry & academic debate in higher education.

This political interference is part of a broader effort to restrict what faculty can say & do in their classrooms.
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Can a Mammogram Detect Heart Disease? The Science Behind a Surprising New Discovery A two-fer every woman can appreciate.

Routine mammograms may reveal more than breast cancer risk.

A study presented at #RSNA25 found over 19% of women had breast arterial calcification and rising levels doubled the risk of major heart events. One scan can offer powerful insight into heart health. Read more: https://bit.ly/4qPxK2p

Flyer for Martin Peterson lecture....

Dr. Martin Peterson delivers "The Lecture that Texas A&M Banned" on Wednesday, February 25!

530pm
MSC Room 1400
Texas A&M University

Come on out!


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Most Conservative Students Don’t Feel Persecuted on Campus A new survey of college students contradicts Republican rhetoric that campus culture is hostile to right-wing views.

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Year in review: Top 5 changes President Jim Davis brought to UT One year ago, the UT System Regents appointed Jim Davis as UT’s interim president. From courses to consolidations, here is how UT changed under his leadership.

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Screenshot of headline that reads “Trump administration expands efforts to dismantle the Education Department. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agency will have a new role in managing the federal government’s response to school violence.” Full text linked.

Trump is continuing his crusade against public education, this time by putting conspiracy theorist RFK Jr. in charge of school safety. That’s like putting Pam Bondi in charge of releasing the Epstein files. Oh wait.

RFK Jr. Claims Anti-Protein Extremists Left Head Of Lettuce On His Doorstep

RFK Jr. Claims Anti-Protein Extremists Left Head Of Lettuce On His Doorstep https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-claims-anti-protein-extremists-left-head-of-lettuce-on-his-doorstep/