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<p class="MsoNormal">Concur. This will have an enduring effect on how university research programs operate/organize. Definitely one to watch.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Forrest J. Masters, Ph.D., P.E.</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Prof. and Assoc. Dean for Research and Facilities</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Nheri-council <nheri-council-bounces@designsafe-ci.org> on behalf of julio ramirez <ramirez@purdue.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, May 29, 2020 at 8:52 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>NHERI-Council <NHERI-Council@designsafe-ci.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Nheri-council] Congress and NSF<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Good morning,</span><br>
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This is an interesting article in Science about bills to reshape NSF's funding. Just FYI in case you<br>
have not seen it. Nothing final yet. Thanks Lori for the heads up!<br>
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.sciencemag.org_news_2020_05_us-2Dlawmakers-2Dunveil-2Dbold-2D100-2Dbillion-2Dplan-2Dremake-2Dnsf&d=DwMCaQ&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=3I0PVDTC5zxXLxoH4fGFjwGlxtuumZN340x72bXZXdk&m=ywJHiY-gmN4QlUIw5Rx_9HYNO0XDGOMg7HaLdjPkwgo&s=XAXSj9dhqGSZoiA-pdogPHsMns0VVnvLNEaySK3CB_s&e="><br>
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/us-lawmakers-unveil-bold-100-billion-plan-remake-nsf</a><br>
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