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HARKIN ANNOUNCES BOOST FOR IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROGRAMS

8/19/2005

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced today that Iowa State University is receiving a $229,602 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for microbiology and infectious diseases research.

“Funding research at the Iowa State University is the first step towards the technological and scientific breakthroughs that provide hope for many Americans,” Harkin said. “The results of such research will add to our scientific understanding and will improve the quality of life for people in Iowa and across the country.”

As ranking Democrat on the subcommittee that funds health and education initiatives, Harkin has been a long-time advocate of aggressively funding medical research. In 2003, Harkin achieved an historic five-year doubling of the National Institutes of Health, the federal agency responsible for medical research.


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