extramural

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Mead also brought along a powerful funder, John Eberhardt, the director of NIMH’s extramural research, who hovered in the background as an “interested observer.”

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2024

NIFA, which supports research at public land-grant universities and elsewhere, would also see its competitive extramural grants rise by 20%, to $550 million.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 9, 2023

Michael Lauer, deputy director of extramural research at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, doesn’t think the NIH’s activity is affecting partnerships between US researchers and those in China.

From Nature • Jul. 7, 2020

Only during this extramural errand do Vollman and Bevins realize that Lincoln is the President, five or six chief executives after Tyler and Polk, the incumbents they remember.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 5, 2017

Our extramural teacher in anatomy was about to give a competitive examination.

From A Woman-Hater by Reade, Charles