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Sen. Milner urges $100 million research pilot to scale applied university research; references HB 373
Summary
Senator Milner asked the committee to fund a $100 million one-time higher-education research pilot (House Bill 373), arguing matching state funds will help universities attract federal and private grants and speed commercialization of local discoveries such as BioFire and robotics spinoffs.
Senator Milner told the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee that Utah should invest $100 million in a targeted research pilot to accelerate applied research, attract matching grants and scale university innovations into businesses that create jobs.
Milner said the pilot would prioritize areas the state has existing capacity in — including advanced robotics, biotech and genomics, AI and…
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