Today's support fuels tomorrow's knowledge
University-based research is regaining favor in Washington, D.C., and winning federal budget increases after a decade of slow- or no-growth funding.

Hospitals struggle for Medicare solution
Even as federal spending rises for basic university research, the hospitals where America's future doctors are trained are hoping to see federal reimbursements frozen for the second year in a row.

Commitment, dollars spell a bright future
With talk of research budgets doubling, and the country in the midst of a revolution in technology, science, and health care, the future seems bright for scientific research.

Rising research tide lifts math, physical sciences
The change reflects not just the increasing availability of federal dollars resulting from the budget surplus, but also a changing attitude in Congress about the importance of research funding of all kinds.