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Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:35:07 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Awards Announced in "Social and Behavioral Dimensions of National Security, Conflict and Cooperation" Contest
The National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced the awards made under a joint NSF/DoD research solicitation. The competition "Social and Behavioral Dimensions of National Security, Conflict and Cooperation" focused on basic social and behavioral science of strategic importance to U.S. national security policy, as part of the Minerva Initiative launched by the Department of Defense in 2008.
DoD and the NSF jointly determined four topic areas for the NSF solicitation: ...
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Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:36:02 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Federal Government's Share of University R&D Funding Drops to 60 Percent
Federal Government's Share of University R&D Funding Drops to 60 Percent
In fiscal year 2008, universities reported science and engineering research and development expenditures of $51.9 billion, according to a new report released by the National Science Foundation.
NSF's Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges showed a decreased in federal funding as a share of the academic R&D total, from 64 percent in fiscal year 2005 to 60 percent in fiscal year 2008. Although a drop, the funding level ensures that the federal ...
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