Today's Close-Up

Today's Close-Up

9.9. 21:00
NHK WORLD-JAPAN
30 minūtes

In the US, the Trump administration's pressure on universities through funding cuts, visa cancellations and demands tied to campus protests is disrupting college research in medicine, climate change, technology and more. For their part, Harvard is fighting back in court and NASA is warning that key satellite data could go dark. As labs face uncertainty, researchers are weighing moves abroad, with Canada, Europe, China, and Japan all recruiting, raising stakes for academic freedom and collaboration.<br><br>Guest: Watanabe Yasushi (Professor, Keio University)

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In the US, the Trump administration's pressure on universities through funding cuts, visa cancellations and demands tied to campus protests is disrupting college research in medicine, climate change, technology and more. For their part, Harvard is fighting back in court and NASA is warning that key satellite data could go dark. As labs face uncertainty, researchers are weighing moves abroad, with Canada, Europe, China, and Japan all recruiting, raising stakes for academic freedom and collaboration.<br><br>Guest: Watanabe Yasushi (Professor, Keio University)