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Also known as the Stimulus Package or Recovery Act, the ARRA contains extensive funding for science, engineering research and infrastructure, and more limited funding for education, social sciences and the arts.
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Announcements
- New Class: Reviewing eGC1s in SAGE eApprovals Jun 11, 2009 at 9am
- UW researchers vying for economic stimulus money Jun 3, 2009 at 7am
- UW President and Provost receive national honors Oct 16, 2008 at 2pm
The Necessity of Science
"We know that a nation's potential for scientific discovery is defined by the tools that it makes available to its researchers," states President Obama in his speech to the National Academy of Sciences on Apr. 27, 2009.
Obama pledged to double the budgets of key agencies including the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Department of Energy.
Read the transcript | Download the movie (.mp4 - 407.6 MB)
More About the President's Speech [...]Research Units
The Office of Research is led by the Vice Provost for Research and oversees the following administrative units:
- Human Subjects Division (HSD)
- Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)
- Office of Research Information Services (ORIS)
