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Research spending isn't all about the money

WITH Americans nervous about the economy, Washington and industry leaders have increasingly called for the federal government to ramp up investment in research. Federal support for university research, in particular, is seen as a way to ensure that the United States has a steady stream of innovative ideas to keep the economy humming and foreign competition at bay.

Congress and the president agree in principle that the budgets of key research funding agencies should increase substantially in the coming years. Yet the amount of funding for research inevitably will fluctuate over time. Regardless of the size of the pie, it is crucial that the dollars available are spent wisely. That way, the ...

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