The Michigan Daily - Friday, June 20, 1986 - Pagee1
Military research
harms exaggerated
By ROB EARLE
The perception that the military is,
beginning to dominate university
research is false, according to
national and University experts.
Speakers at the annual meeting of
the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science (A.A.A.S.) in
Philadelphia said the impact of
military support on higher education
has been exaggerated. Among the
speakers was the University's Vice
President for Research, Linda
Wilson.
CAMPUS activists have criticized
what they see as the University's
growing dependence on Department
of Defense funding. They say the Pen-
tagon subjects researchers to strict
control, limits academic freedom,
and contributes to a general
"militarization of the University."
But Willis Shapley, an A.A.A.S. con-
sultant, said federal funding from
civilain agencies had actually risen
three times as much as Pentagon-
supported research over the last four
years. Shapley's remarks were repor-
ted in the June 11 issue of Chronicle of
Higher Education.
The University of Michigan
received more than $8 million for
research from the defense depar-
tment in 1985, an eight percent rise
from 1984. Over the same period,
National Science Foundation grants
rose more than 25 percent and Health
and Human Services awards increased
20 per cent.
WILSON said in an interview this
week that people concerned about
growing Pentagon influences at the
University should base their concerns
on facts, and not "innacurate infor-
mation."
She cited about the University's
Research Initiative as an example of
incorrect perceptions. University
researchers have applied for more
than $180 million of projects in the
Department of Defense effort to
revitalize the nation's research
universities.
Though this constituted about half
of the project's national budget,
Wilson said in April that few resear-
chers will actually receive funds.
Wilson cautioned, however, that an
emphasis on space and the military
could impair the nation's technical
ability in other areas.
She also expressed concern that
many Strategic Defense Initiative
projects might eventually be
classified.
Daily Photo byANDI
Trench Coat
Ann Arbor residents Michael Tite (left) and Bob Raiford work on the water service for the sprinkler system at
Tubby's sub shop last week. Tite and Raiford are both city employees.
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enterprise," Baker said. President Shapiro's office aIled to in-
BAKER regards PIRGIM as a form us," Hyslopsaid.
"left-sided" lobbying organization, "We didn't mislead anyone, and his
though he acknowledges the group's report has so many factual inac-
right to advocate its viewpoint. He curacies that it can't even be an ac-
characterized that viewpoint as "anti- curate reference," she added. Hyslop
free enterprise and anti-defense." said PIRGIM is still planning to
Baker and other regents also present its case for funding to the
question the constitutionality of the regents in the fall.
funding plan PIRGIM is pursuing, PIRGIM was a product of the late
citing a 1985 Supreme Court decision 60's and early 70's. it was sponsored
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- Daily stuff writer Ellen
Fiedelholtz filed a report for this
story.
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