Carnegie Mellon University has laid off 75 staff members at its Software Engineering Institute due to disruptions in US federal research funding. The job cuts follow a $33 million university-wide cost reduction and concerns over proposed 15% caps on indirect research cost reimbursements. SEI, a major research centre funded by the US Department of Defense, is affected by declining grant pipelines and graduate tuition revenue shortfalls, as reported by Higher Ed Dive.source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/carnegie-mellon-lays-off-10-of-research-staff-amid-funding-shifts-can-universities-stay-innovative-in-uncertain-times/articleshow/124507262.cms