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Life-sciences plan includes hiring 100 faculty

Bloomington Herald-Times
March 21

Indiana University officials know they must produce results if the Legislature comes through with funding for the Indiana Life Sciences Initiative, said Craig Brater, IU vice president for life sciences.

And they intend to do just that, he said, with a plan to hire 100 science faculty and bring in millions of dollars of research funding in the first two years of the program.

"What we're saying is, you hold us accountable," said Brater, who is also dean of the IU School of Medicine.

The university is asking for $80 million for life-science research in the two-year budget the Legislature will approve this spring. Brater spoke about the initiative Tuesday.

The House included half the money IU wants in the budget it approved and sent to the Senate. The Senate, meanwhile, approved Gov. Mitch Daniels' proposal to franchise the Hoosier Lottery for at least $1 billion and use the money for life-science research grants and scholarships.

Read the entire story at: http://newsinfo.iu.edu/web/page/normal/5179.html

Learn more about the Indiana Life Sciences Initiative: http://lifesciences.iu.edu/

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