How Alzheimer’s research could be impacted by Trump health agency cuts

As the Trump administration makes major cuts to federal health agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, some Alzheimer’s experts are worried about research for the brain-impairing disease being halted, which could impact treatment options and the lives of patients and their families. The Alzheimer’s Association said last week that two related programs have had staff placed

Anti-Semitism on Campus? Don’t Recall It, Columbia Tells Feds.

“No specific memory”: That’s how former Columbia University president Katrina Armstrong responded to federal investigators who asked her about student activists calling for the destruction of the state of Israel. According to a transcript of her deposition at the Department of Health and Human Services obtained by Free Beacon editor in chief Eliana Johnson, Armstrong

House to Take up Revised Budget Blueprint That Passed the Senate

There are already warning signs that getting the blueprint through the House could be challenging for the Republican leadership. The House of Representatives this week will take up a Senate budget blueprint, the next step in the lengthy process to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda. In the early morning hours of April 5, following a

Caltech Renames Top Diversity Official While Keeping DEI Office Intact

Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux received a ‘promotion’ to associate vice president for campus climate, engagement, and success Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux (ccid.caltech.edu), Caltech Center for Inclusion & Diversity post (@CaltechCCID) The California Institute of Technology has changed the title of its top diversity official but kept the office she oversees intact, the latest example of how institutions are attempting