As the pandemic continues to not only drag on but intensify, the toll on institutions and staff is becoming more evident. To get a sense of what was happening, and how it could help, NIH conducted surveys this fall. The findings provide perhaps the first large-scale albeit limited look at the concerns organizations and researchers are wrestling with.
Increased expenses to ensure the safety of staff and students during COVID-19 are among the factors related to the pandemic that have most substantially affected institutions, according to nearly 70% of the more than 200 research administration leaders responding to the survey.
[1] Close to 32% reported “institutional hiring freezes,” and approximately 62% cited reduced access to labs as the factors “most negatively” affecting research functions.
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Both Democrats and Republicans support a major infusion of funding into rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure. We’re not just talking about roads, bridges and highways airports, the smart grid, water systems, electricity grids and school construction could all see a boost under a federal infrastructure package.
The injection of cash couldn’t come at a better time. In the short term, the pandemic may have prompted an acceleration of infrastructure projects, as decreased traffic gave transportation authorities an opportunity to work on roads, highways and bridges with minimal impact. In the long term, though, the public sector is facing declining revenues and budget cuts as a result of the economic downturn. By some estimates, more than $9.6 billion worth of infrastructure projects have been delayed or canceled during the pandemic.