Yesterday's Chicago Tribune carried a front page story about the cost of
research grants and its impact on tuition.  I would encourage you to get a
copy of it since it argues against the current thoughts on the benefits to
institutions who receive external support from the feds.

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Anthony M. Boccanfuso, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Sponsored Programs and Research
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
419-372-2481; 419-372-0304 (fax)
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/spar/HomePage.html