Posts Tagged ‘research’
DC Shuttle: No Research Left Behind?
by The New England Council
September 16, 2013
Common guidelines for education research and development. The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) have formally released common guidelines for education research and development. The guidelines are intended to guide research investment decisions at IES, the U.S. Department of Education's main research agency, and NSF research in science, technology, engineering and ...
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Trends & Indicators: NE Universities Still R&D Powerhouses
by John O. Harney
March 10, 2011
New England universities performed more than $4 billion worth of research and development in 2009, but the region’s share of total R&D performed by all U.S. universities remained at 7.3%, down from more than 10% in the 1980s.
The region's university research labs have been world-famous for ideas that breed companies and whole ...
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URI Gets $212k Shot in Arm for Vaccine Studies
by Christine Cassis
July 15, 2010
A University of Rhode Island biotechnology professor was awarded a $212,000 grant to hire summer research fellows for vaccine studies. The grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allows 14 students and recent graduates from URI, Brown University, Bates College and the University of Connecticut to conduct research on vaccines against diseases ranging ...
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