Facebook Tweet Email Link As Harvard University and the Trump administration negotiate a funding stalemate, billions of dollars of research grants hang in the balance. The two sides have only weeks left before a September 3 deadline, when a judge has been asked to rule on whether the government’s $2-billion-plus rollback of federal research funding violated Harvard’s First Amendment rights. …
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Updated August 9, 2025, at 8:58 p.m. The Trump administration on Friday launched an investigation into Harvard’s patents derived from federally funded research, threatening intellectual property potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars and once again escalating a monthslong standoff between the University and the White House. In a two-page letter to Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 — which …
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The federal government told Harvard University on Friday it could take control of the school’s patents stemming from federally funded research — the latest in a months-long feud between the Trump administration and the Ivy League college. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is launching an “immediate comprehensive review” of whether Harvard has complied with federal laws around patents, he said in …
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Researchers at Harvard University have developed a new method for conducting complex quantum operations using a single, flat optical device. This device, known as a metasurface, can perform the functions of multiple conventional optical components, addressing a persistent technical hurdle in the field of photon-based quantum information processing. “In the race toward practical quantum computers and networks, photons — fundamental …
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The State Department said Wednesday that it launched an investigation into Harvard University’s compliance with the government-run visa program for international students, marking the latest effort by the Trump administration to prevent the university from enrolling international students. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that the State Department would be scrutinizing Harvard’s sponsorship eligibility under the Student …
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Students walk through Harvard Yard. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption toggle caption Jesse Costa/WBUR Lawyers for Harvard University will argue in federal court on Monday that the federal government’s freeze of more than $2 billion in grants and contracts is illegal and should be reversed. In filings in U.S. District Court in Boston, Harvard’s attorneys say the federal funding cuts imposed …
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