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Congress approves NIH reauthorization bill

Posted December 11th, 2006 by Tara Murray in Funding News

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that Congress has passed the first bill reauthorizing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in more than a decade. The final bill does not include a controversial requirement that half of NIH budget increases go to fund interdisciplinary research.

The Chronicle article is available online to subscribers. PRI affiliates can read the Chronicle in the PRI Library or request online access from library@pop.psu.edu.

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