University of Illinois Soybean Lab Took a Big Hit From Trump Cuts. Here's What's at Stake.

University of Illinois soybean lab took a big hit from Trump cuts. Here's what's at stake.

CHAMPAIGN — Peter Goldsmith received notice in late January that the Soybean Innovation Lab he directs at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign would soon lose all of its federal funding.Goldsmith had to tell his 30 employees they would be out of work shortly and tell research partners across Africa that its operations would come to a halt. The lab didn’t even have money to water its soybean fields in Africa.One employee, Julia Paniago, wa…

Cornell University warns of job losses, austerity after Trump funding cuts

Like some of its Ivy League counterparts, Cornell had some federal grants frozen earlier this year. Read more at straitstimes.com.

University of Illinois soybean lab took a big hit from Trump cuts. Here’s what’s at stake. – Usa news

CHAMPAIGN — Peter Goldsmith received notice in late January that the Soybean Innovation Lab he directs at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign would soon lose all of its federal funding. Goldsmith had to tell his 30 employees they would be out of work shortly and tell research partners across Africa that its operations would come to a halt. The lab didn’t even have money to water its soybean fields in Africa. One employee, Julia Paniago, …

Cornell University Anticipates Layoffs as it Faces ‘​Profound Financial Challenges’

After a spring semester “unlike anything ever seen in higher education,” Cornell University will likely begin layoffs as it seeks reductions in personnel, operations, research and other expenditures, the university announced in a statement on Wednesday.

Funding Cuts Threaten Critical Chip Security Research

Learn about the Cornell research on semiconductor supply chain risks, paused by funding cuts, and its implications for U.S. security and tech innovation.