Capitol Hill notables cite a Duke study in the debate on NIH funding. NSF approves final changes to the criteria for evaluating grant proposals. Nannerl O. Keohane and other university presidents take to Capitol Hill to discuss federal educational issues. Scientific associations recently joined voices to support federal research funding. Engineering deans took to Capitol Hill recently to promote support for research funding.
Educators ask the new secretary of defense to support civilian-based research funding.
Changes planned for Medicare may affect health care providers. The early signs out of Congress is that key figures what to increase research funding. North Carolina legislators get plum committee assignments in Congress. The NIH is changing its guidelines for funding medical research, and the new rules are gathering only mixed receptions. A coalition of medical organizations , including Duke, comes out in favor of Affirmative Action.