February 13, 2009

Recession on Top of Energy Crisis May Mean Power Boost for Universities

By PAUL BASKEN

For many Americans, the confluence of a recession and a growing realization that the nation needs to end its reliance on fossil fuels seems like a double whammy of bad news. But for the nation's research universities, it may be a golden opportunity.

A new proposal by the Brookings Institution, a policy-study group with ties to the Democratic leaders now controlling the White House and Capitol Hill, may raise the likelihood that research universities will win a significant share of new

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