MADISON, Wis. — An increasing financial squeeze is prompting many researchers to spend more time searching for ways to fund their experiments and studies than in actual performing.
Officials said that this situation is essentially slowing the discovery of new developments.
“With us being so close to making major breakthroughs, to pull the plug on it, it’s just devastating. It’s very bad social policy, and it’s being pennywise, and a pound foolish,” said Bob Golden, dean and professor of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.