| Johns Hopkins Nears $150 Million Mark in Stimulus Funds |
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MICUA Matters Fall 2009
Equally as important, the grants are generating jobs at Johns Hopkins and fueling regional economic activity, as employees spend their paychecks, and Johns Hopkins’ laboratories hire personnel and buy supplies. This spring, Johns Hopkins held a job fair seeking candidates for the specialized science and administrative jobs that were expected to open up thanks to extra research funding made possible by ARRA funds. As of early October, Johns Hopkins had filled 32 new jobs directly related to stimulus-funded projects and started recruiting for 25 more open new jobs.
Johns Hopkins University secured $1.68 billion in medical, science, and engineering research in fiscal 2008, making it the leading U.S. academic institution in total research and development spending for the 30th year in a row, according to a new National Science Foundation ranking.<--> |
Johns Hopkins University has won 304 research grants, totaling $148.6 million, through provisions in the federal stimulus package designed to advance scientific and medical knowledge while jump-starting the U.S. economy. The grants will underwrite investigations ranging from an effort to better understand why some people are more susceptible to abusing alcohol to research into the role that certain proteins play in the development of muscle-wasting diseases, such as muscular dystrophy.