Ah, sure. This is just a "request." One of the papers is from the University of Wisconsin.
According to a US Department of Education database:
U.S. Department of Education Grant Awards
The Department of Education alone granted $1,927,065.00 to the University of Wisconsin since 2009 for stuff.
Can't put my finger on other federally funded research, but I wouldn't doubt that it clears $100M per year. You don't think a big percentage of that wouldn't be at risk if UW doesn't comply with the request?
An NPR story I heard suggested that .gov could set up a "list" of researchers with special access to the information, for "appropriate" purposes.
Government control of access to information is... censorship?
Edit:
In 2008, UW-Madison received ~$474M in federal research funding (8th highest).
http://chronicle.com/article/Federal-Spending-on-Academic/48670/
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In 2009, it was ~$514M.
http://northparkstreet.com/2011/03/uw-madison-research-funding-and-the-nbp/
Oh, and... "Because the UW-Madison has excelled over time at attracting merit-based grants from federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, it may become more vulnerable if federal research funding takes a hit."
http://wtnnews.com/articles/8878/
Fed money is the big stick in research.
According to a US Department of Education database:
U.S. Department of Education Grant Awards
The Department of Education alone granted $1,927,065.00 to the University of Wisconsin since 2009 for stuff.
Can't put my finger on other federally funded research, but I wouldn't doubt that it clears $100M per year. You don't think a big percentage of that wouldn't be at risk if UW doesn't comply with the request?
An NPR story I heard suggested that .gov could set up a "list" of researchers with special access to the information, for "appropriate" purposes.
Government control of access to information is... censorship?
Edit:
In 2008, UW-Madison received ~$474M in federal research funding (8th highest).
http://chronicle.com/article/Federal-Spending-on-Academic/48670/
Edit2:
In 2009, it was ~$514M.
http://northparkstreet.com/2011/03/uw-madison-research-funding-and-the-nbp/
Oh, and... "Because the UW-Madison has excelled over time at attracting merit-based grants from federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, it may become more vulnerable if federal research funding takes a hit."
http://wtnnews.com/articles/8878/
Fed money is the big stick in research.
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