It appears both the immediate and the long term impact of the federal sequestration at UNM will be a steady shrinking of opportunity. UNM Provost Chaouki Abdallah says the immediate impact will be felt in research.



UNM faculty have submitted numerous grant proposals to federal funding agencies for research funding in the coming budget cycle, but have not yet heard which projects will or will not be funded.

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