Pennsylvania lags in support for public research universities
Pennsylvania continues to lag behind many states in its support for public research universities, even though states on average reduced such subsidies by 20 percent between 2002 and 2010, while Pennsylvania decreased them by 10.1 percent, a study by the National Science Board found.
The number of Massachusetts residents with college degrees is increasing, giving hope that the state's ``brain drain'' is slowing as researchers look hopefully at more funding from the National Institutes of Health.