Dr. Timothy Johnson says that by cutting more than $1.8 billion in grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Trump administration risks destroying America's medical research infrastructure and prompting a "brain drain" of scientists to other countries.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The conflict between United States President Donald Trump and Harvard University has been escalating since 2023. It reached its peak on May 22, 2025, when Trump barred foreign students from enrolling at Harvard.

The president’s fight threatens to leave the school a different place even if it ultimately wins its lawsuits.

As the Trump administration halts about $2.7 billion in Harvard University funding, the school’s president is absorbing some of the financial impacts by taking a 25 % pay cut, according to a university spokesperson.

Harvard's federal funding cuts now total $2.65 billion, with $450 million slashed last week Eight Ivy League schools face collective cuts surpassing $11 billion Thirteen universities sue National Science Foundation over research funding caps,

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke Harvard University’s ability to host foreign students. The

The Trump administration's cuts to medical research grants have disrupted awards once backed by former President Joe Biden's "Cancer Moonshot" initiative​.