Federal Research Money Rebounds, and George Washington U. Grabs a Chunk

George Washington University is moving up in the research world.

The university collected more than $119-million in federal research-and-development money in the fiscal year that ended last October, up from $87.6-million in the 2007 fiscal year, the National Science Foundation said in a report this month. That pushed the university up 23 spots to 85th place in the NSF's nationwide rankings, the largest single-year shift by any institution.

"This is just the beginning," said

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