Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is denouncing the Trump administration’s pause on over $1 billion in federal funding to Cornell University, calling the move politically driven, according to WENY News. The cuts, tied to civil rights investigations, have already canceled more than 75 Department of Defense research grants.
Gillibrand warned the funding freeze threatens vital research on cancer, agriculture, and national security. She argued the administration’s justification—combating campus antisemitism—is a smokescreen for punishing universities with liberal leanings.
Cornell, along with Harvard and Northwestern, faces similar funding threats. Officials say the cuts are linked to DEI programs and campus protests, though Cornell has yet to receive formal notice.
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