U.S. investment is paying off

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Guest column: U.S. investment is paying off
by Sally Mason, president of the University of Iowa

February 16, 2010

Feb. 17 marks the one-year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. ARRA ushered in a new era of research across the nation that will lead us to unprecedented scientific progress. Not since the post-Sputnik era of the 1950s and 1960s have we witnessed such investment in the intellect, drive and promise of American scientists.

The University of Iowa has received more than $53 million in ARRA funding awards and commitments to span three years. These resources are helping us assemble teams that are addressing such pressing national concerns as the prevention and treatment of human diseases and the remediation of environmental damage. This surge in research productivity is creating hundreds of high-quality, Iowa-based jobs that are critical to the state's short-term economic recovery, and it is helping train the next generation of scientists, who will be vital to the state's and nation's long-term prosperity.


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