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Overview

Available online: Detailed listing of
stimulus-related projects at Emory.

Recovery Act Funding at Emory University

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law in February 2009, includes significant funding for research and development from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal agencies.

Awards to Emory University researchers wiil support highly meritorious research projects that might not otherwise be funded, administrative supplements for ongoing projects, new faculty recruitment, research training programs, and summer student research experiences. All will help create new jobs.

Emory has also received funding from the Department of Education for financial aid through the Federal Pell Grant and Work Study Programs.

Stimulus Funding

National Institute of Health Awards: 165

Total NIH Funding: $55 Million

National Science Foundation Awards: 3

Total NSF Funding: $677,986

Health Resources and Services Administration Funding: $70,201

Sub-Awards: $3.3 million

Quick Links

National Institutes of Health: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (AARA)

Office of Sponsored Programs: Guide to the AARA at Emory

Office of Grants and Contracts

Recovery.gov: Track the Money

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Uncovering Schizophrenia Genes

Dissecting out individual genes linked to schizophrenia has been difficult. Brad Pearce, PhD, an epidemiologist in Emory's Rollins School of Public Health, is working with several Emory colleagues to examine related genes. The project is a good example of how geneticists are shifting from examining small, common mutations to "rare variants" when studying complex diseases.

Schizophrenia and Genetics: A Short History video