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Cordes, Colleen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
Federal appropriations for fiscal 1991 for projects involving specific colleges and universities has set an all-time record for such spending. Actual totals are probably even higher. Spending is for research facilities and varied projects. The increases may reflect lawmakers' impatience for an administration policy on promoting technology. (MSE)
Descriptors: Facility Expansion, Federal Aid, Higher Education, Legislators
Many Scientists Welcome the Reluctance of Congress to Back Large Increases for "Star Wars" Research.
Cordes, Colleen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program has inspired heated debate on campuses, and many scientists have pledged not to accept federal money for SDI research, for a variety of political, economic, and scientific reasons. (MSE)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Federal Aid, Higher Education, Legislators
