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OU awarded $23M in stimulus money

BY JAMES S. TYREE    Comments Comment on this article11
Published: November 6, 2009

NORMAN — The University of Oklahoma’s Norman campus was awarded about $10 million in research grants from federal stimulus funds in the first quarter of this fiscal year.


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Jana Smith, communications director for OU Research on the Norman campus, said OU was awarded $23 million in stimulus money for research from July through September when figuring in the school’s Health Sciences Center.

OU this week named the 33 projects in Norman that will receive funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, through the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Interior Department.

Smith said OU scientists and administrators expect to receive more federal funds for research this fiscal year, which runs through June.

But Kelvin Droegemeier, OU vice president for research in Norman, said the campus already is ahead compared to last year.

"Due in large part to stimulus funding, the total dollar amount of new grants received on the Norman campus in the first three months of fiscal year 2010 is over two-thirds of the total for all 2009,” Droegemeier stated in a news release.

Droegemeier, a professor of meteorology, also said the stimulus funds will help students and faculty members "make progress on a number of important research problems that will bring practical benefits to Oklahoma and the nation.”

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Not to mention that a significant part of the disapproving percentage is people who think he should be MORE liberal. The far right knows how to make a lot of noise, but they're not convincing anyone who wasn't already in the tank.
Gene, Norman - Nov 6, 2009 at 8:47 pm
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Not so much, Jason: http://www.gallup.com/poll/113980/gallup-daily-obama-job-approval.aspx

Obama's got a 52 percent approval rate, and only 42 percent disapprove.
Gene, Norman - Nov 6, 2009 at 8:43 pm
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And now the MAJORITY is kicking themselves for voting for him.
Jason, Tulsa - Nov 6, 2009 at 3:53 pm
I love it when people scrap the bottom of the barrel and grasp for straws in order to try desperately to paint President Obama as a failure. You know, it's just flat out un American. Rule number 1 in America: Majority Rules. The majority of Americans voted for Obama and voted for a democrat run congress.

So to quote the previous administration: Its un-American to want the President to fail; love it or leave it.
TeddyR, Oklahoma City - Nov 6, 2009 at 3:42 pm
The military is not a social or a welfare program. So no it does not 'fit the criteria' but nice try. The US military sells obsolete weapon systems to our allies...really nice try, John.
Jason, Tulsa - Nov 6, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Jason, don't forget that the military fits that criteria as well.
John, Norman - Nov 6, 2009 at 12:40 pm
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You should all learn a little more about how research funding works. It spurs economic growth, private sector job creation, high paying jobs, and increased consumer spending. To categorize research spending of this variety as welfare is ignorant, misguided, and plain wrong.
James, Oklahoma City - Nov 6, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Phyllis, they should cut all welfare and social program assistance...these programs bring NO income to the federal govt. These programs are sucking America dry.
Jason, Tulsa - Nov 6, 2009 at 12:09 pm
They'll use that money to hire research assistants. That's a job, last I checked. They'll also spend it on supplies and equipment, which contributes to the economy. And the research that results will add to our overall knowledge, which helps everyone. Does all of that not count, just because it happens at a school?
Gene, Norman - Nov 6, 2009 at 9:27 am
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Well said Phyllis. I am an OU grad but since Boren has been an Obama supporter I have misgivings about him.
Bob, Shattuck - Nov 6, 2009 at 7:23 am
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THis is what is wrong with Obama and his congress no way should OU or any other school get stimulus funds. THis is not creating job growth or helping the economy. Hells bells I could use some stimulus money. No wonder I can't stand OU. Let there professors and school president take cuts in salary.
Phyllis, Stigler - Nov 6, 2009 at 6:59 am

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