President Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum extending a freeze on hiring federal civilian employees into mid-July as his administration looks to slash the size and scope of the government. The

Across the Davis campus, Erin McGuire's USAID-funded horticulture lab, will also shut down at the end of April. The lab is renowned for tackling some of the world's most pressing questions, including how to feed a growing global population while climate change threatens farmers' ability to grow food.

Northwestern University has vowed to continue funding the research programs endangered by President Trump's federal funding freeze threats.