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". BIOLOGY ‘AND MEDICINE.
laboratory for handling radioisotopeshave been constructed, and some equipment has been
set up. It is expected that between 8 and 15 students will take the first radioisotope course.
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Plans for expansion of the institute call for the. construction of a new plant science build. ing with facilities for radioisotope work and classrooms for teaching.
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING. a
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, Training Equipment Grants
On March 7, 1958, the AEC announced the award of 31 additional grants totaling $373,599
to 30 colleges and universities to provide assistance in equipping their laboratories for train-
ing in nuclear applications inthe life sciences. Grants in this group were for assistance in the
fields of medicine (12), biology and agriculture (17), and health physics (2).
Since the first awards were ‘madeunderthis program in October 1957, 52 training equipment grants have been madeto 46 educational institutions for a totalof $7 13,597. Amounts
requested range from $1,900 to $112, 000; the awards granted range from $1, 381 to $30,000
and average about $13,500. The next review of. requests for such assistance was ‘Scheduled
for May 1958. (End of UNCLASSIFIED section.)
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