DHS proposes ending the 60-day grace period after a layoff for H-1B, E-3, L-1, O-1 and TN visa holders. Comment on USCIS-2026-0364 before November 10, 2026.

Lawrence University of Wisconsin, a selective undergraduate liberal arts college and conservatory of music located in Appleton, Wisconsin, invites applications for a full-time tenure track Assistant P...

Daniel Blumstein recently sat in a Colorado meadow waiting for yellow-bellied marmots to appear, as the ecologist and evolutionary biologist had done many times before, the New York Times reported. Bu...

An independent, up-to-date, grant-level record of federal science funding disruptions in the United States.

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review NOT-OD-26-088. NIH

The programs received about $104 million in federal funds this past year.

Over the last year, our lab has been developing a policy on AI use. To do this, we did three main things: We read a lot of academic publications and tech news. We set up an #ai channel on our la...

Reassignment of stop codons is a significant evolutionary event with recoding of UGA to tryptophan being previously identified in only three bacterial phyla, the Bacillota, Pseudomonadota and Verrucom...

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01344-5Advancing microbiome research beyond well-studied bacterial species is key to understanding the full functional diversity and potential of the human gut microbiome. In this Review, Turnbaugh and colleagues explore the unique metabolism and pathogenic potential of Eggerthella lenta, supporting the feasibility and utility of studying diverse human-associated bacterial species.

For generations, students from around the world have fueled universities in the United States, their top destination by far. Those students don't just sustain a $43 billion export industry in higher e...

Brookings guest authors break down a recent DHS rule change and what it means for US temporary visa holders and the broader economy

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to renew and revise its collection for its financial assistance policies and procedures. In accordance with the requirements of the Paper...

This one is important. It's due on Monday.

Michigan is experiencing its largest outbreak of a parasitic infection that causes severe diarrhea. Nearly 1,000 people have been diagnosed with cyclospora as of Wednesday, though no deaths have been ...

Some say there’s a global crisis of trust — but research reveals where the real problems lie.

The late biochemist from Southern Pines transformed agriculture by creating the first genetically modified plants.

A new study found that two diversity-oriented programs supported by the NIH doubled the odds that an undergraduate would earn a Ph.D.

“Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.“

Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year

Throttling of science funding is utterly unprecedented and radical when compared to the past 50 years.

Nature Microbiology, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02389-1Purine bias is critical for gene expression in bacteria, preventing premature transcription in species that exhibit runaway transcription.

PhD-level thinking, LLM bias, alignment, AGI, data centers, and AI politics

Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.

What OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule Means in Practice