Report Clears Colleges of NIH Grant Misuse

Universities have complied with a government rule that caps spending from federal research grants to compensate graduate students assisting on the studies, says a report released this month by the inspector general's office of the Department of Health and Human Services.

The office examined how universities are paying such compensation using money from the National Institutes of Health. The inquiry was requested by two Congressmen, Reps. Joe Barton of Texas and Ed Whitfield of

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