Trump Administration's Harvard Funding Cuts Reversed  - CleanTechnica

The article discusses the Trump Administration’s attempt to cut over $2 billion in federal research funding to Harvard University, which was officially justified by allegations of antisemitism. However, a U.S. District Court judge, Allison Burroughs, ruled in September that the administration likely used antisemitism as a pretext for an ideologically motivated attack on leading universities, including Harvard. The funding cuts threatened a broad range of research, including critical climate science and tuberculosis studies, which seemed unrelated to the stated rationale of combating antisemitism. Harvard’s climate research, supported heavily by federal grants, was particularly vulnerable, with many graduate students and postdoctoral researchers dependent on this funding. The article highlights Harvard’s historic and ongoing contributions to climate science, noting its influence on figures like Al Gore and its commitment to fossil-fuel-free initiatives. The judge’s reversal of the funding cuts may be appealed, and while there is concern about the potential success of such an appeal, the article underscores the importance of maintaining