U of I Faces Budget Woes From Federal Cuts to Endowment Losses
University of Illinois leaders warn that substantial federal research budget cuts would slow discovery and new knowledge. Private funding supports 20.7 million in research, while endowment funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities were 600 thousand in 1995, a 20 percent drop. The arts bolster prestige, and private fundraising cannot replace federal support.
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U I top five research contracts for fiscal 1995
University of Iowa reports its five largest research contracts for 1995 led by a 4.2 million NIH grant for Dr. Jeffrey Murray and the Human Genome Project. Other top awards include 2.9 million for Dr. Charles Lynch and a mammography study, 2.6 million for Dr. Richard Nelson on mobile health clinics, 2.4 million for Michael Kienzle on rural telemedicine, and 2.2 million for Donald Garnett on Cassini radio plasma experiments at NASA JPL.
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Treasury probes agents at racist Good Ol Boys gatherings
Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin announced an internal probe into law enforcement attendance at racist Good Ol Boys Roundups in rural Tennessee. Officials said Customs Service IRS and Secret Service personnel may be examined. Videotapes from Ocoee Tennessee show racist imagery and police surrounding a restrained Black man, sparking nationwide controversy.
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