Higher education was one of the themes of Gov. Carlson's State of the State address. We must provide the University of Minnesota, the state's only research university, with the resources to foster new technologies that can drive our state's economic engine. Carlson led standing ovations to thank Hasselmo and welcome Yudof. I am confident that President Yudof will bring a new sense of excitement to the University and will sell that mission and sense of community statewide. Minnesota has over 500 medical product companies employing 15,000 people, ranking us second in the nation.
Proposal is part of the legislative request.
Provost Shively pledged to the SCC that he will not implement any of the recommendations unless the necessary resources are in place. Charging of direct and indirect costs for research grants has raised concerns and questions among faculty and administrators, and the policy has now been refined and clarified, VP Brenner said in a Jan. 14 e-mail memo to principal investigators, deans, directors, department heads, and unit administrators. Administrative and clerical personnel costs, recurring telephone, postage, office supplies, photocopies, books, and subscriptions are normally considered indirect costs, but in some cases they can be charged to federal projects as direct costs. If so, they must be documented and justified. See the memo for more details.