by In a patient situation with high missions, President Donald Trump’s administration states that it will freeze $ 2.2 billion in federal research grants for Harvard University, which recovered the demands for changes in campus policy.
The feud between the Republican administration and the richest college in the country is observed in the university formation, since the White House uses federal financing as a lever to achieve compliance with its political agenda.
However, the effects of IVY League School and their partner institutions are most directly felt by researchers from Ivy League. While some Harvards stood against the demands of taking demonstrators and pursuing more visibility of the faculty, others fear that others fear that life -saving scientific research will be at risk.
All over the university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, made federal money in 2023, 10.5% of the income without counting financial help such as grants and student loans.
Which research will be affected?
Harvard has not published a list of affected grants, and it is possible that the university does not yet have a clear idea of what could be frozen.
At other locations that were made with the financing frames, the details of the cuts were only clear over time when the work orders were stopped. At Brown University, an official from the White House said that it was planned to freeze over half a billion dollars on federal money on April 3., but on Tuesday university officials said that they still did not know which programs could be targeted.
In Harvard, an official from the educational department said that hospitals associated with the university will not be affected.
Five hospitals connected to the Harvard Medical School in the Boston region, which apply to the world’s leading medical facilities, act as financially independent non -profit organizations. Your employees often have teaching at the Harvard Medical School and her research is largely financed by federal subsidies.
The work that could be susceptible to cuts include research at the THH Chan School of Public Health in Harvard, which says that 46% of his budget was financed by federal grants last year. This paid, among other things, research into cancer, Alzheimer’s, stroke and HIV.
Why doesn’t Harvard use his considerable foundation to pay for research?
Harvard has a foundation of 53 billion US dollars, the largest in the country. According to Harvard leaders, the foundation is not an all-purpose account that can be used for everything that the university likes.
Many donors have provided their contributions for a specific goal or a specific project. And Harvard has announced that it is based on part of the foundation to subsidize the tuition fees for middle -class students and low -income.
Last week, Harvard started lending 750 million US dollars from Wall Street to cover the general expenses. The university has described the efforts as part of the emergency planning for a number of possible scenarios
What does this mean for students in basic studies?
The loss of federal research grants could mean fewer research opportunities for students Harvard students. If the financing drives away the faculty, this can also mean fewer top animal researchers.
Harvard had only expanded financial help last month, so that the middle -class families did not have to pay so much for tuition fees, space and board. It is not clear whether the loss of the federal government could affect these plans.
Outsiders ask Harvard to enable expenses for research priorities for research work to avoid American universities to offer students first -class amenities. It is not clear whether Harvard will follow this advice.
___
Associated Press Writers Cheyanne Mumphrey and Collin Binkley contributed to this report.
____
The educational cover of Associated Press receives financial support from several private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find the standards of AP for working with philanthropias, a list of supporters and financed coverage areas at Ap.org.
