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News Release 13-075

Federally Funded Research and Development Centers Employed More Than 3,000 Postdoctoral Researchers in 2010

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Federally funded research and development centers play an important role in U.S. science and engineering. A recent report released by the National Science Foundation details that 22 of the 39 centers collectively reported employing a total of 3,011 postdocs.

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