The Trump administration has frozen over $1 billion in federal funding to Cornell University amid civil rights investigations. The freeze affects grants from agencies like the Departments of Defense, Agriculture, and Education, impacting research in defense tech, robotics, cancer, and communications.
Cornell confirmed receiving over 75 stop-work orders from the Department of Defense but said full details remain unclear. The action follows broader Title VI probes into how colleges protect Jewish students, sparked by recent campus incidents.
University officials are seeking clarification, emphasizing Cornell’s national service as a land-grant institution and the value of its research contributions.
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