September 17, 1999

5 Russian Universities Win Research Grants

Five Russian universities are the first recipients of grants under a joint American-Russian program designed to develop basic research in the natural sciences. The program supports the establishment of research-and-education centers at Russia's regional universities.

The U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union developed the program as part of a series of efforts to bolster Russian science, which