UNC, Duke get research boosts

The Herald-Sun
November 6, 2009
The influx of stimulus money is a striking reminder of the advantages this region has because of its powerhouse research universities, cornerstones of an increasingly knowledge-based economy.

The flood of money has been concentrated.  Over about the past six months, researchers at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have garnered nearly a quarter-billion dollars for more than 500 research projects.  To put that in some context, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Congress passed last February -- the stimulus package -- earmarked $15 billion for scientific research.  Our universities have, then, scored about $1 out of every $60 of that allocation.  Click here to read more.