Columbia University said on Tuesday it was laying off dozens of researchers whose work was funded by U.S. government grants and contracts that President Donald Trump's administration canceled in March,

Columbia University announced Tuesday that it laid off 180 staff members working on federal grants impacted by the Trump administration's decision to revoke the university's funding.

Columbia University plans to lay off about 180 researchers — about 20 percent of the research staff — after the Trump administration revoked $400 million in federal funding over