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R&D Research at U.S. Universities up by Nearly Six Percent.

According to the National Science Foundation (NSF), the dollar amount of R&D research being conducted at the nation’s universities and colleges rose 5.8 percent in fiscal year 2005, for a total of $45.75 billion.

An analysis of the 2001-2005 data by the State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) shows the difficulty of improving a state’s ranking in this area. During the past five years, only a handful of states have shifted rankings by more than one position either up or down.

The only three states to show dramatic improvements of more than two spots are Nebraska, which moved from 35th to 31st in 2005; Tennessee, which climbed from 26th to 20th; and Virginia, moving from 17th to 14th in 2005. New Mexico and Minnesota dropped in the rankings. SSTI’s table is available at: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Tables/051407t.htm

(Many thanks to Southern Compass http://www.southern.org for this news item. Russ)

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