"Every corporation in this country is trying to hold down its costs," Healy says, "and I think that university presidents need to do the same thing. Unfortunately, I don't see that happening."
Healy offered her comments outside the room where she opened last month's public hearing on a proposed draft report on managing research costs. The draft was put together by a working group of officials from NIH's parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services. In her remarks to the academic officials in attendance, Healy said she would like to maintain the current proportion of NIH research funds, now at 31 percent, going to indirect costs. Current projections show that share rising to 33 percent by the end of the decade unless some belt-tightening takes place, she said.
In an interview, Healy said she believes that "some type of cap is a reasonable alternative." But she dispelled rumors ...
