Harvard and Defense Dept. Urge to Preserve Biological Threat Research Funding Amid Trump Policies

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A Defense Department official urged the continuation of a $12 million Harvard biological threat research grant, which was abruptly canceled by the Trump administration amid broader federal funding cuts to Harvard, allegedly driven by political motives and violations of law, with Harvard arguing that the termination harms ongoing research and was improperly directed by the White House.
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