Harvard cut $ 2.5 billion US funding, cited risk for national security, public health research
The Harvard University on Monday asked a federal judge to issue a summary decision, ordering the $ 2.5 billion in federal research funding, which has been stopped by the Trump administration, which Harvard says it is illegal.The university says that the freeze threatens more than 950 important research projects, including national security and public health. In a filing with the US district court in Boston, Harvard argues that funding suspension is both illegal and politically motivated. The university claims that the freeze -free speech and the fixed process violates their rights and reduces educational freedom.Trump Harvard and other top American universities are trying to force them to change, as their idea that the leftist has been occupied by waking up and has emerged the rise of antismitism. The Trump administration has not yet responded to this latest step of the university.US District Judge Elisan Buroz has set a summary decision for arguments on the Harvard case on July 21, which refers to the request to the judge to decide a dispute without a test to determine physical facts. Impact on important researchFunding freeze research affects a wide range of initiatives, including study on cancer, infectious diseases and biological danger awareness for the Department of Defense. A Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) official revealed in court documents that the grant of $ 12 million for the research of biological threats in Harvard could be “severe and immediate damage to national security.”Additionally, research in areas such as pediatric HIV and dark energy from the freeze is a threat to research, possibly obstructing progress in both medical and scientific areas.Claims of political stress and vengeanceHarvard’s legal challenge comes amidst the increased tension with the Trump administration. The university alleges that funding freeze freeze is an anticipatory measure after refusing to follow a list of demands from the freeze White House, which included changes in working practices and students discipline rules.In addition, several other investigations have been opened in Harvard, including some October 2023 Hamas’s Hamas attacks after Hamsa Hums, some of the search for danger against Jewish students and faculty. Putting the situation forward, the administration tried to cancel Harvard’s certification under the student and exchange visitor program, effectively the university from nominating international students. The move was temporarily stopped by a federal judge, but has added university concerns about political intervention in educational matters.
