FDA To Ramp Up Unannounced Inspections At Foreign Facilities | ZeroHedge

Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be conducting more unannounced inspections at facilities outside the country, the agency announced on May 6.

Dr. Marty Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, speaks in Washington on May 5, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The FDA conducts about 3,000 inspections of foreign facilities each year, but many facility operators are informed of the (more…)

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Columbia University Lays Off Nearly 180 Staff After Federal Grant Revocations | ZeroHedge

Authored by Rudy Blalock via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

Columbia University announced on Tuesday that it will lay off nearly 180 staff members after the Trump administration revoked more than $400 million in federal research funding, Columbia’s Office of the President said in a May 6 statement.

The main campus of Columbia University in New York City on April 12, 2025. Caitlin Ochs/Reuters

The layoffs, which represent about 20 percent of university employees who were (more…)

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In ‘Weird’ Austin, A Double Shot Of Academic Counter-Revolution | ZeroHedge

Authored by John Murawski via RealClearInvestigations,

AUSTIN, Texas — Lacking three crucial components – students, faculty, and facilities – the two educational experiments proposed in this state capital sounded like moonshots just a few years ago. 

Today, the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas and a feisty startup calling itself the University of Austin are not just up and running, but helping lead the movement to revive classical liberal (more…)

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