"After years of flat federal funding that dimmed morale and stalled basic research, the federal stimulus package has created a frenzy for "lab-ready" science, with a $21.5 billion investment in research and development.
'I think you're noticing a spring in people's steps, in the recognition that a real contribution can be made by researchers across the country,' said Kevin Casey, associate vice president in the office of government, community, and public affairs at Harvard University.
'Research funding has been down a lot in the last eight to 10 years,' said Peg AtKisson, director of proposal development at Tufts University. 'It's just been very rough, and it's like the winter we just had, and the stimulus package is spring.'"
Scientists excited by prospect of stimulus spending - The Boston Globe
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