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University research costs tens of billions of dollars. Where does it all go?

"Since World War II, the federal funding of U.S. basic science has been responsible for about half of all economic growth in America," said Darren Lipomi.

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Biochemical researcher Tiziana Alberio works on sample of saliva at the Insubria university department of biomedical science and research in Busto Arsizio, Italy, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Researchers at Insubria University come up with rapid salivary test methodology with 93% sensitivity rate to Coronavirus. The non invasive action could help screen large group of population before entering closed area such as cinemas, theaters or shopping centers. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Bureau of Prisons to close six institutions, citing β€˜extreme staffing challenges’

The closures will impact about 500 BOP employees. Their union warns that the agency’s decision will exacerbate an already difficult workforce situation.

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FILE - A sign for the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons is displayed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York, July 6, 2020. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of PrisonsΒ following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruptionΒ in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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