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Massachusetts governor Maura Healey introduced legislation Thursday that would provide $400\u00a0million in state funding for research and development, including projects conducted by colleges and universities, The <\/em>Boston Globe <\/em>reported. The move appears to be an attempt to alleviate some of the pain caused by the Trump administration\u2019s drastic federal funding cuts to higher ed institutions. <\/p>\n Introducing the legislation at the State House yesterday, Healey cited Massachusetts\u2019 prowess as a research leader, noting that it has the highest percentage of STEM graduates and hosts 10\u00a0percent of all research and development jobs in the country. It is also home to Harvard University, which has had roughly $2.6 billion in funding frozen by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the face of uncertainty from the federal government, this is about protecting one of the things that makes Massachusetts so special\u2014our global leadership in health care and helping families across the world,\u201d Healey said in a statement.<\/p>\n The plan calls for $200\u00a0million to be appropriated for research at hospitals, universities and independent research groups; the other $200\u00a0million will support the state\u2019s public colleges and universities in covering the direct and indirect costs of research and partnerships, as well as hiring personnel. The funds must be approved by the Legislature.<\/p>\n Higher ed leaders applauded the move.<\/p>\n \u201cUniversity research fosters the creation of new knowledge, drives regional economies, and is vital to prepare the next generation of innovators,\u201d said Northeastern University president Joseph Aoun in a statement. \u201cI commend Governor Healey and her team for their commitment to ensuring Massachusetts remains a global leader in cutting-edge research.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn moments of uncertainty, it is essential that we protect the integrity of Massachusetts\u2019 renowned biomedical research ecosystem, which contributes immensely to our nation\u2019s research enterprise,\u201d said Michael Collins, chancellor of the UMass Chan Medical School. \u201cWe are profoundly grateful to Governor Healey and her administration for their leadership in recognizing the urgent need to support research and innovation in the commonwealth, and we look forward to working with the Legislature to assure passage of this timely initiative.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Massachusetts governor Maura Healey introduced legislation Thursday that would provide $400\u00a0million in state funding for research and development, including projects conducted by colleges and universities, The Boston Globe reported. The move appears to be an attempt to alleviate some of the pain caused by the Trump administration\u2019s drastic federal funding cuts to higher ed institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[7435,116,7055,1472,2614,3141,199],"class_list":{"0":"post-13760","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-education","8":"tag-400m","9":"tag-funding","10":"tag-governor","11":"tag-mass","12":"tag-proposes","13":"tag-research","14":"tag-state"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}