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Institutions with limited federal funding have new access to R&D programs

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Despite Carnegie Classification as an R2 institution, Northern Illinois University (NIU) and other similar universities do not qualify for existing R&D capacity-building initiatives targeting Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) states or minority-serving institutions (MSIs).

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OSTP report sets the stage for nationwide biotech innovation

Thursday, March 30, 2023

A new report compiled by The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) outlines a whole-of-government approach to biotechnology and making it a national priority.

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DOE announces $540 million for research in clean energy tech and low-carbon manufacturing

Thursday, September 15, 2022

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $540 million in awards for research into clean energy technologies and low-carbon manufacturing at 54 universities and 11 national laboratories.

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Does national VC data still matter for regional innovation efforts?

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
The quick answer is "not really."  The latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, which presents venture capital activity, revealed the industry invested $98.4 billion during the third quarter of 2026. But as SSTI’s past analyses have shown—and the most recent quarter’s data further confirms—the national VC market is overwhelmingly dominated by one technological phenomenon, artificial intelligence, and by the mega funds managing more than $500 million.
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Useful Stats: A long-term look at research doctorates

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
In this edition of Useful Stats, SSTI examines Survey of Earned Doctorates data to explore the most common research doctorate fields, the time it takes to earn a doctorate, and the percentage of employment postgraduation. The Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) is an annual census of all individuals receiving a research doctorate from an accredited U.S. institution in a given academic year. Note that professional doctoral degrees (e.g., MD, JD, DPharm, PsyD) are not included in the survey.
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SBA awards $7 million across nine Regional Innovation Clusters

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

The Small Business Administration's (SBA) Regional Innovation Cluster (RIC) program is designed to strengthen industry through regional collaboration, shortening the distance between a small business with a product and the prime contractor, manufacturer, or buyer in need. Each RIC is organized around a single industry in a single geographic area. On October 6, 2026, SBA announced over $7 million to create nine new RICs.

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