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UC and CSU leaders urge state support as federal investigations and grant cuts hit research and student aid
Summary
University of California President James B. Milliken and CSU Chancellor Mildred Garcia told the Senate subcommittee that federal enforcement actions and grant cancellations have reduced research and student-support funding, and both asked the Legislature to backstate responses including compact funding and bonds to shore up research and facilities.
University of California President James B. Milliken and California State University Chancellor Mildred Garcia told the Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education that federal investigations and the loss of federal grants have materially strained both systems and urged state action to limit damage to students and research programs.
Milliken, introduced by the committee, said federal actions have cut deeply into UC research activity: “we have been subject to numerous federal investigations and enforcement actions,” and he noted that the federal government recently suspended nearly $600,000,000 in research funding to UCLA. He told the panel that roughly 1,600 grants have been affected by federal withdrawals, with…
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