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Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, joins WBUR's Morning Edition.

Meehan is talking with both Democratic and Republican members of Congress, and university leaders from other states, in an effort to fight the Trump administration's plans to cut funding.

U.S. Senator Ed Markey joins WBUR's Morning Edition ahead of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation vote.

Congressman Jake Auchincloss joins WBUR's Morning Edition.

Ethan Pierce, the founder of Adaptive Reader, joins All Things Considered to discuss using AI to simplify classic literature.

During the pandemic, Massachusetts accidentally spent more than two billion dollars of federal aid on something it wasn't allowed to: unemployment insurance.

The founder of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra has conducted more than a thousand concerts over five decades. He has no plans to slow down or step away from the conductor’s podium any time soon.

Councilor Burhan Azeem argues the measure was a much-needed effort to allow for the development of more multi-family housing in the city.

Massachusetts gained access to at least some previously frozen federal money Monday after a federal judge ordered the Tump administration to immediately restore all funding. But the future of the projects the money will support — many of which protect public health, clean up environmental pollution and tackle climate change — remains unclear as officials grapple with ongoing uncertainty.

Massachusetts received $3.5 billion in grant funding last year from the National Institutes of Health. That's more money, per capita, than any other state.