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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has rejected a Trump administration proposal which detailed policies to follow in exchange for preferential access to federal funds. In a letter to US Education Secretary Linda McMahon, MIT’s president Sally Kornbluth said the proposal would “restrict freedom of expression” on campus and was inconsistent with the university’s core values. Brown University, University of …

Topline The Massachusetts Institute of Technology turned down the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” on Friday, according to multiple reports, becoming the first school to reject the funding deal that looks to have a group of universities adhere to policy changes aligning with President Donald Trump’s agenda. MIT issued the letter Friday. (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP …

“The premise of the document,“ Kornbluth continued, ”is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.” It marks academia’s clearest response yet to a 10-point document President Donald Trump sent last week asking schools to limit international student enrollment, freeze domestic tuition rates for five years, hew to certain definitions of gender, and …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump’s political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding. MIT is among the first to express forceful views either in favor of or against an agreement the …

MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding  The Washington Post MIT Rejects Special Funding Offer From Trump Administration  The New York Times MIT Rejects Trump’s Sweeping ‘Compact’ Offering Colleges Funding Advantages  The Wall Street Journal Trump asks 9 colleges to commit to his political agenda and get favorable access to federal money  AP News MIT is first school to reject Trump administration’s …

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday became the first school to reject an offer of federal funds in exchange for agreeing to the Trump administration’s education agenda. MIT disagreed with a number of aspects of the administration’s proposal, which was sent to nine major universities last week, arguing that it would restrict the university’s freedom of expression and independence, …

MIT Rejects Trump’s Sweeping ‘Compact’ Offering Colleges Funding Advantages  The Wall Street Journal MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding  The Washington Post Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Badly Needed  The New York Times ‘It’s a threat’: UVA faculty reject Trump’s ‘Compact’ tying political compliance to federal funds  WRIC ABC 8News MIT becomes first school to reject proposed ‘compact’ with …

MIT chemists have designed a new type of fluorescent molecule that they hope could be used for applications such as generating clearer images of tumors. The new dye is based on a borenium ion — a positively charged form of boron that can emit light in the red to near-infrared range. Until recently, these ions have been too unstable to …

MIT Scientists Unlock a New Level of Precision in Gene Editing  SciTechDaily Source link

For patients with inflammatory bowel disease, antibiotics can be a double-edged sword. The broad-spectrum drugs often prescribed for gut flare-ups can kill helpful microbes alongside harmful ones, sometimes worsening symptoms over time. When fighting gut inflammation, you don’t always want to bring a sledgehammer to a knife fight. Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and McMaster …