University research costs tens of billions of dollars. Where does it all go?
"Since World War II, the federal funding of U.S. basic science has been responsible for about half of all economic growth in America," said Darren Lipomi.
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Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year
science.org·23d ago
NSF cuts basic science program budgets by 20-30% to fund new $1.5 billion tech commercialization initiative
Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year
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NSF cuts basic science program budgets by 20-30% to fund new $1.5B tech commercialization initiative
Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year
science.org·20d agoNSF cuts basic science program budgets by 20-30% to fund new $1.5B tech commercialization initiative
Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year
science.org·20d agoNSF cuts basic science program budgets by 20-30% to fund new $1.5B tech commercialization initiative
Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year
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