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Originally Posted by eazyb81
It is interesting how so many people have no clue about what the CIC really is and how it operates.
The CIC is a consortium of the Big Ten member schools and University of Chicago intended to share research. It absolutely does not share grant money or dole out funds to individual schools. The CIC did not give Nebraska X amount of research grant funds for joining; Nebraska is responsible for generating their own funds. It would be the same for any other school that joined.
The CIC angle has been blown WAY out of proportion. CIC funds are at $5.6BB because the members are traditionally very good universities that excel in research, not because the CIC is some cash flow tooth fairy.
Here is a link that provides further details if you want to learn more.
http://www.maizenbrew.com/2010/6/10/...nd-the-cic-are |
Thanks for the link, I admit my knowledge isn't the most complete. I would imagine "overblown" doesn't necessarily mean "none", however.
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