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April 7, 1998
Chesney Suggests New
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Cadet Kicks Off 4th 'Science Working for Us' Series
Portrait of Fielding Hudson Garrison Graces NLM
New Day Care Facility
Diversity Council Sets
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'Biggest and Best' of the Feds On Heels of Success, Tech Transfer Community Thinks Ahead By Carla Garnett
By MaryJo Hoeksema
The "reinventing government" movement is alive and prospering at NIH. Proof of
its vitality was evident at a recent meeting of the extramural program management
committee (EPMC), where Dr. Wendy Baldwin, NIH deputy director for
extramural research, and Geoffrey Grant, director, Office of Policy for Extramural
Research Administration, unveiled the NIH extramural reinvention priorities for
fiscal year 1998. The presentation highlighted initiatives that the Office of
Extramural Research, in partnership with other institutes and centers, has selected
this year for development, testing and, in some cases, execution. The goal of each
initiative is to reduce administrative burdens, enhance NIH interactions with the
research community, and facilitate science. | |||
Maybe it was March Madness, but the recent all-day retreat held by NIH's technology transfer community had much of the flavor of a sports team meeting or
training camp, including a talk by the team's general manager, in this case, NIH director Dr. Harold Varmus.