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A&M System Lands Major Federal Biosecurity Contract

A Texas A&M University System-led team has won a major federal contract to develop one of three new national centers — the only one led by a public university system — for developing and manufacturing medicine and vaccines to respond to pandemic diseases and bioterror threats.

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The Texas Tribune

New Hampshire Stepping Up STEM Field Efforts

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Melissa Ezarik
University Business, June 2012

Students, residents, and employers of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) field graduates in New Hampshire will be hearing a whole lot more about these areas of study in coming years. Representatives from the University System of New Hampshire and the Community College System of New Hampshire signed a letter of commitment last month that lays out steps to meet a big goal: increase STEM-educated graduates by 50 percent by 2020, and then double that number by 2025. Currently, the two systems graduate about 1,120 students in these areas.

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Old Dominion U Researchers Receive Department Of Defense Grant

Researchers from Old Dominion University have received a two-year, $2 million grant from the Department of Defense.

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The Virginian-Pilot

New Ranking of National Higher Ed Systems

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United States out on top
Ross Williams
University Business, May 2012

Higher education is a dynamo for economic growth, powering the supply of high-level skills and the technological advances for improving productivity and opening up new markets. Where higher ed flourishes, so can an economy.

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NJIT President Proposes Collaborating With UMDNJ To Create Research Lab In Newark

While attention to Gov. Chris Christie’s proposal to overhaul the state’s higher education system has largely focused on a controversial takeover of Rutgers-Camden by Rowan University, a state lawmaker is now lobbying colleagues for an $80 million research laboratory in Newark.

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NJ.com

Scientist’s Death Ends Her Unique Research

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is shutting down a prominent laboratory after the death of the high-profile scientist who oversaw the research.

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The Boston Globe

Proof Is in: Public Universities Are Economic Powerhouses for States (Opinion)

For two centuries, public research universities such as Indiana University have helped shape the fortunes of the United States.

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Huffington Post

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