Yes, confirmed across social media platforms today that all T32s, including the MSTP, have been terminated at Columbia. Complete disaster. I strongly suspect that internal funding will be able to keep the MSTP afloat, but this is literally every T32 as well as a ton of center grants.
The loss of P grants in particular will have a huge impact on many labs' ability to take students.
On the bright side, no need to worry about applying for an F30 if you're a current MSTP student at Columbia... /s
It's just hostage taking and extortion. Get the lawyers; this is ultimately an infringement on First Amendment. (Imagine this happening to a religious-based university.)
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