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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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As federal funding freeze persists, Northwestern’s researchers navigate uncertain futures

September 29, 2025

Nearly six months after the Trump administration froze $790 million in federal funding for Northwestern, faculty continue to confront a new academic research reality amid national changes. An uncertain...

NUGW’s new four-pillar platform advocates for protecting noncitizen workers, restoring STEM research funding, defending transgender rights and maintaining diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Northwestern University Graduate Workers sends letters to university leaders, protests Trump administration policies

May 13, 2025

Eighty-three percent of Northwestern graduate students say they could last less than six months without a paycheck before being forced to drop out. That’s according to an April survey by the Northwestern...

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NU redesigns homepage to spotlight research amid federal funding freeze

May 9, 2025

Northwestern redesigned the front page of its main website last month to spotlight faculty- and student-led research, showcasing the value of university research amid the $790 million federal funding freeze...

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‘The lifeblood of academic researchers’: DEI-related federal funding cuts loom over Northwestern Ph.D. students’ research

May 1, 2025

As the federal government dismantles DEI programs, Northwestern Ph.D. students have found themselves navigating an increasingly hostile funding environment. Even before the $790 million federal funding...

An NSF spokesperson wrote to The Daily that the NSF “began terminating awards that are not aligned with agency priorities.”

NSF joins NIH in terminating Northwestern grants

April 28, 2025

Starting on April 18, the National Science Foundation has canceled hundreds of project grants at universities, including at least five at Northwestern. The latest slew of terminations comes amid the...

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