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SC State officials ask Senate subcommittee for recurring expansion funds, $20M for animal research center
Summary
South Carolina State University President Alex Conyers told the Senate Finance Committee Natural Resources Subcommittee that the university seeks $2.3 million in recurring state funds to expand its statewide extension presence, $1.5 million in recurring funds for agricultural innovation research and $20 million in nonrecurring capital to build an animal research and education center.
South Carolina State University President Alex Conyers told the Senate Finance Committee Natural Resources Subcommittee that the university seeks $2.3 million in recurring state funds to expand its statewide extension presence, $1.5 million in recurring funds for agricultural innovation research and $20 million in nonrecurring capital to build an animal research and education center.
The request came March (date not specified) during a presentation by Conyers and Dr. (Doctor) Whiteside, who said SC State’s extension and research programs reached more than 100,000 South Carolinians last year and provide research, extension and business support across the state’s counties. Conyers said university enrollment has risen about 35 percent over five years and that the university’s research activity…
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