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Michigan State University president warns federal research cuts would affect state jobs, FRIB investments

3130831 · April 23, 2025
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Michigan State University told the appropriations subcommittee that federal research funding underpins statewide economic impact and warned proposed caps on indirect costs could reduce research capacity and jobs.

Michigan State University leaders told the House Appropriations Subcommittee that federal research funding and MSU's applied programs provide major statewide economic and workforce benefits—and that proposed federal reductions to indirect cost recovery would hinder that work.

An MSU president speaking to the subcommittee said MSU is approaching $932 million in annual research expenditures and noted the university is reliant on federal funding for roughly half of that research. He…

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