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BLACKSBURG - Virginia Tech is still in the top 50 among all universities and colleges in the na-r tion in research expenditures during, fiscal year 1991, according to an an-, nual report of the National Science Foundation.
Total research and development expenditures climbed from $121.4 million in 1990 to $125.3 million in 1991. However, the university dropped from 42nd to 44th in the nation, despite increasing from 26th to 19th in funding from private industry, and remaining 67th in funding from federal sources.
“The drop in standing despite the increase of $3.6 million in funding for research reflects the competition, that exists for this form of support; as other funding, such as the state’s resources, decline,” said Tom Hurd,, director of sponsored programs at Virginia Tech.
The only other Virginia universities in the top 100 are the University of Virginia, 59th with $96.7 million in research funding from all sources, and Virginia Commonwealth University, 94th with $65.6 million.; U.Va. was 54th last year with $96.8 million, and VCU was 90th with $62.7 million.
“The role of research universities to Virginia’s economy and business competitiveness is substantial. lit addition to pushing on the frontiera of discovery, Virginia’s three leading research universities added alw most $300 million to that state’s economy,” said James D. McComas, president.
Among public universities and> colleges, Virginia Tech is 30th/ U.Va. 39th, and VCU 65th. ;
Virginia Tech ranked 19th in in-; dustry-funded research with $12.4 million, up from 26th in 1990 with almost $11.4 million. U.Va. is 39th in industry funding with $8.1 million 'r
up with 54th and $6.4 million, ancj VCU was 67th with $6.2 million, up from 75th and $4.8 million. -
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