MIT Rejects Federal Contract, Questions Research Rules
The Massachusetts Insitute of Technology turns down a $400,000 contract for a federal research study. The government ordered limits on participation by foreign students. The case highlights new restrictions on research since the Sept. 11 attacks. NPR's Renee Montagne talks with MIT aeronautics professor Sheila Widnall.
Affordable housing across the country is facing an onslaught few saw coming — investors looking to cash in on real estate that was dedicated to people with low incomes. An investigation by WBUR finds financial firms seek outsized profits for themselves in a federal housing program paid for by taxpayers. Lawmakers say these investors are subverting Congress&#8217;s intent for the law and are looking for ways to stop them. WBUR&#8217;s Beth Healy reports. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.