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Governance Minutes ArchiveApril 11, 1990
Minutes COMMISSION ON RESEARCH April 11, 1990 President's Board Room 3:30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: L. J. Arnold, F. M. Asche, G. E. Bunce, D. M. Denbow, W. L. Flowers, V. R. Fu, E. G. Henneke, P. L. Knox, J. C. Lee, M. G. Squires, H. H. Stoevener, E. R. Stout, W. L. Stutzman, L. A. Swiger. MEMBERS ABSENT: G. R. Hooper, M. Potts, J. Randolph, R. S. Russell, C. D. Thatcher. INVITED GUESTS: J. Gamble, T. Hurd, H. W. Swink, B. LaBerge (for R. A. Teekell). 1. ADOPTION OF AGENDA: Agenda was adopted with the addition of Supple- mental Grants Committee election. 2. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dr. Arnold updated the Commission on the Supplemental Grants Committee. Dr. Arnold stated that there was possibly $30,000-40,000 more than the committee realized. The committee voted to apply $10,000-15,000 to the budget over the next 2-3 years. Dr. Stout introduced Jim Gamble from the Graduate Student Assembly and Wally Swink from the Classified Staff Affairs Committee. Dr. Stout reported to the Commission that Dr. McComas testified before the House Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture and Related Agencies on March 28 on behalf of the Biotechnology Building. Dr. Stout also stated that he attended the Research Universities Network meeting in Washington and that the day was consumed with Federal budget mat- ters. The overall increase in the research and development budget is proposed to increase by 7%. Non-military, non-defense research and de- velopment is up 12%. Basic research across all agencies is up $12 billion in new money. NSF is up 13%. They are planning to put $40 million in facilities, $19 million this year, $20 million next year, and another $25 million in science and technology centers. The only growth at NIH is AIDS research and the human genome project. NASA is up 12%. NASA is expected to grow in the next few years. Dr. Stout said most of the USDA money was in the area of the National Agriculture Re- search Initiative. He also stated the superconducting supercollider was in major difficulty, and that Congress was likely to devote a large chunk of money for kindergarten through high school education. The fight in Congress is likely to boil down between how much do you cut the military and how much do you cut the entitlement programs to reach the Gramm/Rudman reductions. The Gramm/Rudman is about 3% of the total Federal budget this year. Everyone is pessimistic that there will be a budget of any kind. Dr. Stout reported on the NIH Misconduct in Science rule. The regu- lations are inconsistent, such as the confidentiality of the reporting source. A Washington law firm specializing in misconduct cases seems to think it is a no-win situation for everyone. The Commission will be hearing much more about this next year. 3. MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 28, 1990. Minutes were approved. 4. UPDATE ON THE BUDGET: The required reduction in the budget for the Re- search Division is just over 2 million dollars. Each of the colleges and all centers have provided 3, 5 and 7 percent plans. We have taken those plans and made the reductions the colleges and centers have sub- mitted. Most colleges and centers plan to take it out of personnel, not fill positions, etc. and to protect their operating dollars. 5. NOMINATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE. Dr. Arnold nominated Dr. Michael Squires to fill her term when it expires at the end of the academic year. Dr. Squires was elected. 6. ADJOURNMENT. Meeting adjourned at 4:35PM. ERS/php
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