Overview

• The administration has terminated hundreds of federal research grants to Harvard professors from agencies including the NSF and NIH.
• Officials recently proposed redirecting roughly $3 billion in future Harvard grants to vocational and trade schools.
• Harvard launched legal challenges, arguing the grant cuts exceed the government’s authority and violate academic freedom.
• Affected scholars warn that halted funding disrupts ongoing work in sustainable computing, machine learning and community workshops, undermining research momentum.
• Observers say the dispute could weaken international confidence in U.S. research and deter global scientific talent.