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Paleontological Research Institution Grapples With Loss of $100,000 Grant Amid Trump Funding Cuts
The Paleontological Research Institution received a formal letter terminating nearly $100,000 of federal funding on Wednesday following several funding cuts under the Trump administration. The PRI was awarded the grant last fall by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which has recently been dismantled by the Trump administration. The IMLS is an independent federal agency that supports U.S. museums and libraries through grants, policy development and research opportunities. As of March 31, IMLS staff were placed on administrative leave and the following day, several institutions across the country began receiving termination letters for different grant awards. The PRI has received several grants from the IMLS in the past. The…
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Cornell Sues DOE for ‘Unlawful’ Cuts to Indirect Costs for Research Grants
The University joined litigation against the U.S. Department of Energy and DOE Secretary Chris Wright, according to a Monday email from President Michael Kotlikoff and Provost Kavita Bala. The plaintiffs of the case are alleging that proposed immediate cuts to indirect costs for University research grants are unlawful by violating federal regulations. This is the second time this semester that the University has had to take “the unprecedented step of seeking emergency judicial intervention after a federal agency abruptly breached the negotiated rate for indirect costs,” the administrators wrote. The lawsuit was officially filed by the Association of American Universities, the American Council on Education, the Association of Public and…
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Around the Globe and Back: Cornell Professor Approaches Cancer Research with an International Perspective
From Nigeria to England, to Germany to the U.S., Prof. Zeribe Nwosu journeyed around the globe in pursuit of academic experiences that shaped his approach to research, mentorship and outreach. Nwosu is a professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics. After completing his undergraduate studies in Nigeria, he earned a master’s degree in biomedical science in England, pursued a Ph.D. at the University of Heidelberg, moved to the University of Michigan for postdoctoral research and finally joined Cornell as a faculty member in 2023. Now, he operates a lab focusing on cancer metabolism. The Nwosu Lab at Cornell focuses on cancer metabolism, which is how cancer cells utilize…
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ILR Research Associate Iris Packman ’06 Announces Candidacy For County Legislature
School of Industrial and Labor Relations faculty member and Ithaca native Iris Packman ’06 announced her candidacy for the Tompkins County Legislature seat for District 3 on Feb. 24, receiving endorsements from Susan Currie, the current county legislator for the district, and the Working Families Party. Packman currently works as a senior research and policy development associate at the ILR School’s Climate Jobs Institute, noting that she hopes to utilize her expertise in labor and climate policy when in office. “As a lawyer, to watch the constitution at a federal level be really threatened is terrifying [and] kind of shakes the foundation of what I believe in and what I…
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‘A Fountain of Research’: Cornell’s Plant Pathology Herbarium Enables Novel Mycology Research
Founded in 1907 by Cornell mycologist former Prof. Herbert H. Whetzel, plant pathology, the Cornell Plant Pathology Herbarium, or CUP, is the fourth largest museum of fungi in North America, home to nearly 400,000 fungal specimens. Mycology, the scientific study of fungi, is a rapidly developing field. According to Teresa Iturriaga, the curator of CUP, only about five percent of the estimated ten million species of fungi have been discovered. Herbaria like CUP are systematically organized collections of preserved plant diseases and fungal specimens that provide mycologists — scientists who study fungi — with resources about plant diseases, biodiversity, climate change and more. CUP primarily serves as a lending library,…
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Sen. Cruz-Led Investigation Labels $18.7M in Cornell Research Grants as Promoting DEI, ‘Neo-Marxist Class Warfare Propaganda’
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-T.X.) released a database of over 3,400 grants awarded by the National Science Foundation that he is requesting the agency conduct “significant scrutiny” of for “promot[ing] Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) or advanc[ing] neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda,” detailed a Feb. 11 press release. Of the listed projects, 22 were from Cornell, accumulating $18.7 million in NSF funding. This database was the “backbone” of Cruz’s October investigation into “how the Biden administration politicized scientific research,” according to the press release. The committee analysis named “Division. Extremism. Ideology.” found that more than 10 percent of NSF grants, or over $2.05 billion in federal dollars, funded…