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The University of Washington is the No. 4 higher education institution in the country in terms of total economic impact as a result of federal research expenditures. The UW alone contributed $306.8 million to the U.S. gross domestic product and helped to produce more than 3,908 jobs, according to The Science Coalition’s fourth Sparking Economic Growth report, released earlier this month.
The report details the economic impact of spinoff companies created from federally funded university research and highlights 53 spinoff companies from coalition member institutions. The report features two companies that trace their roots to research activity at UW WiBotic and Jeeva Wireless that ultimately contributed $30.9 million to U.S. GDP and 28 jobs. It also found that federally funded university research supported nearly 100,000 jobs and contributed more than $1.3 billion to U.S. GDP across all 50 states between 2015 and 2019.
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President Joe Biden’s $1.5 trillion discretionary budget request leans on research and development and emerging technologies to help solve contemporary challenges related to the planet, health care and security.
“Our country is confronting historic crises of pandemic and economic downturns, climate change and a reckoning of racial injustice. At the same time, we re also inheriting a legacy of chronic underinvestment, in our view, in priorities that are vital to our long-term success and our ability to confront the challenges before us. So the President is focused on reversing this trend and reinvesting in the foundations of our strength,” U.S. Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Friday after it was released. “This process provides another opportunity to do that, and so the funding proposals are an indication of our priorities.”
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U.S. Rep. Grace Meng. (Courtesy of Grace Meng)
FOREST HILLS, QUEENS U.S. Rep. Grace Meng has been named a 2021 Champion of Science by The Science Coalition, a nonprofit organization of more than 50 of the country s leading research universities.
Meng, a Democrat who represents Central and Northeast Queens in the U.S. House of Representatives, was among six members of Congress awarded the recognition thanks to their unwavering commitment to advancing fundamental science research through their actions and votes to increase federal investment for federal research agencies, according to a news release.
Meng was nominated by Pace University, New York University and Stony Brook University.
The Science Coalition honors Rep. Mark Pocan as 2021 âChampion of Scienceâ
U.S. Representative Mark Pocan has been named a 2021 Champion of Science by The Science Coalition (TSC), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of more than 50 of the nationâs leading public and private research institutions dedicated to highlighting the partnerships between the federal government and Americaâs research universities.
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The award is given to a distinguished group of policymakers for furthering university research through increased federal investment in science.
Rep. Pocan, a University of WisconsinâMadison alumnus, is credited with understanding the issues facing researchers on campus and working towards innovative solutions in Congress to strengthen the American scientific enterprise, such as the Protecting Cures Act and the Next Generation Researchers Act.