A Chinese national and Ph.D. student from Wuhan has been arrested and charged in the US for allegedly smuggling biological material related to parasitic roundworms and providing false information to federal authorities about the shipments. Chengxuan Han, a researcher at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, was taken into custody by the FBI…
Consumer sentiment in the United States fell for the fifth straight month in May, driven by growing concerns over inflation linked to President Donald Trump‘s trade policies. According to preliminary data from the University of Michigan, the consumer sentiment index dropped by 2.7 per cent to 50.8- its lowest level since June 2022 and nearly…
The University of Florida is poised to name the president of the University of Michigan, Santa Ono, as its next leader, after months of uncertainty and rising concerns about political pressure on top campuses. Dr. Ono was announced on Sunday as the sole finalist for Florida’s top job and said he would assume the role…
Across the landscape of American higher education, a quiet erosion is underway—one that threatens to reverse decades of progress toward inclusivity. Programs once designed to welcome, support, and empower students of color are now being stripped away, one initiative at a time. From mentorship networks and scholarship funds to cultural orientation events and diversity offices,…
The University of Michigan will eliminate its central diversity, equity and inclusion program, the school announced on Thursday, seeking to overhaul an ambitious and expensive initiative that it had long cast as a model for American higher education. Michigan — one of the most prestigious public universities in the country — had for years steadily…
Just a few years ago, university statements on the day’s social and political issues abounded. When Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022, Harvard’s president at the time called it “senseless” and “deplorable,” and flew the invaded country’s flag in Harvard Yard. After George Floyd died under the knee of a white police officer, Cornell’s president said…
Fresh off the worst inflation shock in decades, Americans are once again bracing for higher prices. Expectations about future inflation have started to move up, according to metrics closely watched by officials at the Federal Reserve. So far, the data, including a consumer survey from the University of Michigan and market-based measures of investors’ expectations,…
Stocks slumped on Friday, with the S&P 500 wiping out almost all of its gains since President Trump took office last month, after a widely watched measure of how consumers feel about the economy showed mounting fears over stubborn inflation. The S&P 500 fell 1.7 percent, adding to a modest dip on Thursday and notching…
By any measure, the diabetes drug Ozempic has been a blockbuster, racking up billions of dollars in annual sales. In the United States alone, pharmacies fill millions of prescriptions for Ozempic and related drugs, which have become popular for their weight-loss effects, every month. But in the beginning, before the celebrity endorsements and the think…
Photos from respective university websites (umich.edu, sjtu.edu.cn) The University of Michigan has decided to terminate its longstanding academic collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), a top-ranking institution in Shanghai, citing national security concerns. This decision follows the arrest and subsequent charges against five Chinese students in the joint program, who were accused of engaging…