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Parent PLUS Loan Borrowing Surge Triggers Debt-to-Income Rule Reviews

Nursing Faculty Shortage Forces Enrollment Caps at Health Science Programs

State Performance-Based Funding Formulas Accelerate Public University Budget Cuts

Title IX Grievance Procedure Rollback Leaves Colleges With Conflicting Compliance Obligations

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Processing Delays Leave University Staff Waiting on Buyback Decisions

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Rising APC Costs Push Global South Researchers to Demand More Than Waivers

Post-Publication Peer Review Defamation Lawsuits Are Reshaping Academic Speech

Academic Journal Hijacking Grows as Fraudulent Indexing Scams Target Researchers

Public Access Mandates Drive a Spike in Institutional Repository Deposits

Academic Labor Unrest Grows as Publishers Tie Layoffs to AI Automation

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Grants to USA, Canada, and International Institutions for Research to Improve Children's Health

Deadline: Oct 8, 2027

Grants and Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International Researchers for Large Animal Research

United States, Canada, Israel and International

Deadline: Jun 16, 2027

Grants to USA, Canada, and International Researchers for Canine Health Initiatives

USA, Canada, and International

Deadline: May 5, 2027

Grants to USA, Canada, and International Researchers for Animal Health Research Projects

Deadline: Apr 7, 2027

Cooperative Agreements to USA, Canada, and International Entities to Help the Fishing Industry

All USA, USA Territories: American Samoa (USA); Guam (USA); Puerto Rico (USA); Virgin Islands (USA); Northern Mariana Islands (USA); USA Compact Free Associations: The Federated States of Micronesia (USA); Marshall Islands (USA); Republic of Palau (USA); International; Israel and Canada

Deadline: Jan 22, 2027

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International Artists and Writers to Pursue Research

Deadline: Jan 15, 2027

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Pan African Travel Medicine Conference and the 9th Regional Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine

Oct 14, 2026 – Invalid DateDar es Salaam, Tanzania

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38th IEEE/SBC International Symposium on Computer Architecture and High Performance Computing (SBAC-PAD 2026)

Oct 14, 2026 – Invalid DateMadrid, Spain

To Be AnnouncedSlovakia

International Conference on New Trends in Signal Processing (NTSP 2026)

Oct 14, 2026 – Invalid DateSlovakia

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8th International Electronic Conference on Atmospheric Sciences (ECAS-8)

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North Dakota 2026 Geospatial Summit

Oct 14, 2026 – Invalid DateBismarck, North Dakota, United States

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52nd Annual Transcultural Nursing Society Conference

Oct 14, 2026 – Invalid DateSan Antonio, TX, United States

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