The article reflects on how the 2025 US science funding cuts have devastated research across multiple fields, leading to halted projects, loss of jobs, and diminished scientific progress, but many researchers remain committed to their work despite these challenges.
The University of Toronto is recruiting three top U.S. researchers in astrophysics, innovation economics, and public policy to join its faculty in 2026-27, strengthening its global research reputation and addressing major societal challenges.
U.S. researchers from Columbia University and New York University have found evidence suggesting that "informed traders" profited massively from the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7. The researchers discovered a significant rise in short positions on Israeli companies and ETFs prior to the attack, indicating that these traders knew about the impending event. The study revealed that these traders made substantial profits, with one example showing a short position on Bank Leumi resulting in $863 million in profits. The researchers are now exploring the application of securities law to this case.