Brown in discussions with White House to restore federal funding, says WSJ, Bloomberg
By Claire Song | July 25A deal could involve a fine similar to that outlined in Columbia’s Wednesday settlement with the Trump administration.
Claire Song is a university news and science & research editor for The Herald. She is a sophomore from California studying Applied Math-Biology. She likes to drink boba in her free time.
A deal could involve a fine similar to that outlined in Columbia’s Wednesday settlement with the Trump administration.
The proposed cut would have cost Brown an estimated $11.3 million in funding over the next five years, court filings say.
The University stands to lose $3 million in federal dollars this fiscal year from the new limit on indirect research costs.
Dean of the Graduate School Thomas Lewis ’90 will step down from his role on July 31, according to a Tuesday announcement from Provost Francis Doyle. After more than 17 years at Brown, Lewis will be joining Cornell as their vice provost for graduate education and dean of the graduate school.
Brown received $34.4 million in federal funding from the NSF, according to court filings.
The Herald’s data desk dove into federal and institutional data to understand how research is funded at Brown.
John Friedman, a professor of economics and international and public affairs, has been named the inaugural dean of the Watson School of International and Public Affairs, according to a Monday afternoon email from President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 and Provost Francis Doyle.
The email obtained by The Herald also directs employees to withhold communication to the schools about “whether or why the funds are frozen.”
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These grants, the most recent of which was terminated Monday, funded research related to a variety of issues, ranging from youth HIV prevention to COVID-19 testing for incarcerated people.