... and Another Caught the WaveBy JEFFREY BRAINARDBy the late 1990s, the University of California at Irvine had already embarked on a plan to expand its biomedical-research activities -- well timed to catch a wave of money coming from the National Institutes of Health. As a result, the university's grant money from the NIH rose significantly, to $95.9-million in 2002, from $48.6-million in 1998.... Copyright © 2008 by The Chronicle of Higher Education Subscribe | About The Chronicle | Contact us | Terms of use | Privacy policy | Help |