Hacker News with Generative AI: Funding Cuts

Harvard Sues Trump Administration (thecrimson.com)
Harvard sued the Trump administration in federal court on Monday over its multibillion dollar cuts to the University’s research funding, accusing the White House of undertaking an arbitrary and unconstitutional campaign to “punish Harvard for protecting its constitutional rights.”
CDC struggling to fight raging measles outbreak after deep funding, staff cuts (arstechnica.com)
In now-rarified comments from experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency official on Tuesday evening said the explosive measles outbreak mushrooming out of West Texas will require "significant financial resources" to control and that the agency is already struggling to keep up.
'My career is over': Columbia University scientists hit hard by Trump team's cut (nature.com)
The US government has begun slashing US$400 million in research grants at Columbia University over pro-Palestinian campus protests.