Durbin, Duckworth Announce $12.7 Million In Federal Funding For Mathematical And Statistical Innovation
CHICAGO – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $12.7 million in federal funding through the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to be disbursed over 5 years for the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation, a partnership between the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Illinois Chicago, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
“Maintaining a strong STEM workforce strengthens our economy and enhances our ability to compete on the world stage,” Durbin said. “At a time when federal funding for research is being targeted by the Trump Administration, today’s announced partnership between our incredible Illinois institutions is a welcome commitment to innovation. I’ll continue working alongside Senator Duckworth to ensure Illinois remains at the forefront of research in mathematics and statistics.”
“Investing in our world-renowned scientific and mathematical research facilities is critical to ensuring a brighter future for our state and our nation,” Duckworth said.“However, in just a short few months, the Trump Administration has decimated research initiatives—from clean energy to medical innovation—risking American leadership and global progress. I’ll keep working with Senator Durbin to make sure our research institutions and universities have the federal support they need to keep driving innovation and growing our state’s research workforce.”
This award through the NSF is one of six awards for Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes. These institutes will produce mathematical innovations to rapidly address new and emerging challenges and opportunities in all fields of science and technology and will provide training to thousands of students and early-career researchers who will become the next generation math and statistical research workforce.
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