Executive function describes a set of cognitive processes and mental skills that help an individual plan, monitor, and successfully execute their goals. The “executive functions,” as they’re known, ...

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Illustration of a university building in front of dollar bills partially obscuring Donald Trump’s face. In response to indirect cost rate caps, higher education organizations created a new model that ...

A scientist in a lab is wearing a lab coat, gloves, and goggles and holding up a jar with clear liquid inside. The Donald J. Trump administration has failed to appeal the court decision preventing the ...

The Trump administration appears to have abandoned its legal push to limit funding for universities and academic medical centers that cover administrative and operational costs associated with ...

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Compared to private industry contractors and federal laboratories, universities receive less from the federal government to cover costs indirectly related to research, according to a study ...

The rapid aging of the global population represents a significant demographic shift (Partridge et al. 2018). Projections indicate that by 2050, individuals aged 65 and older will comprise nearly 16% ...

Funding direct costs supports the expenses that can be specifically identified with a particular project such as researchers, supplies and travel. Funding indirect costs supports the critical ...

From electronic health records and blood tests to the stream of data from wearable devices, the amount of health information people generate is accelerating rapidly. Yet, many users struggle to ...