Maddie Khaw

1 week ago | chronicle.com | Maddie Khaw

You know the rap on Gen Z students: Our attention spans have been ravaged by TikTok and texting. We can’t read, or we don’t want to. We’re more isolated, anxious, and antisocial than past generations at our age — partly because we’ve lived large swaths of our lives through screens. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for as low as $10/month.

1 week ago | chronicle.com | Maddie Khaw

When Donna Farber saw a Science article on Wednesday reporting that all of Columbia University’s National Institutes of Health grants had been frozen, it confirmed what she already knew. But Farber, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Columbia, was still shaken. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for as low as $10/month.

3 weeks ago | chronicle.com | Maddie Khaw

What’s newThe National Institutes of Health and its parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, acted illegally and recklessly in terminating hundreds of research grants, a new lawsuit against the Trump administration argues. The complaint was filed Wednesday by the American Public Health Association and the United Auto Workers union, which represents thousands of higher-education workers who rely on NIH funding.

3 weeks ago | chronicle.com | Maddie Khaw

Meghan Gallo has written thousands of words in grants and publications, often in complex scientific terms. But in a minu-long video recently posted on Instagram, the postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University keeps things short and simple, offering bite-sized wisdom about her research on brain plasticity. Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for as low as $10/month.

1 month ago | chronicle.com | Maddie Khaw

The Trump administration on Wednesday said it will pause $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania, amid an ongoing investigation into campus policies governing transgender athletes’ participation in sports. As of Wednesday afternoon, Penn officials said they hadn’t heard from the federal government.