Quote of the Day
"The U.S. economy expanded at a faster clip than initially forecast in the third quarter, helped by more robust consumer spending and by stronger exports. The economy grew at a 2.5% annualized pace in the quarter, revised up from the initial estimate of 2.0%, the government said in its second estimate of quarterly gross domestic product. GDP growth was 1.7% during the second quarter.”
- Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch, 11/23/2010
For Release: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
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COSTELLO ANNOUNCES NIH GRANT FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CARBONDALE
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL) announced today that Southern Illinois University Carbondale has been awarded a $363,750 grant from the National Institutes of Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funds will be used for a research project, directed by James Arthur MacLean, titled “Regulation and Function of the Rhox8 Homeobox Gene in Granulosa Cells.”
“Federally funded research results in many positive developments for society, and SIUC continues to distinguish itself by the quality of its academic contributions,” said Costello. “I will continue to support these efforts.”
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