Fundraising growing at Iowa's universities despite ‘challenging’ economy University of Iowa changes the way it reports numbers - Vanessa Miller, The Gazette

Both the University of Iowa and Iowa State University received more grants, contracts and gifts from government, corporate and private sources in the 2014 budget year, despite a “challenging economic climate” that has more people competing for fewer dollars. And for the first time both of the state’s research institutions are reporting their external funding totals the same way, making the figures comparable, said UI Vice President for Research and Economic Development Daniel Reed. l UI external funding came in at $515.8 million for the 2014 budget year that ended June 30, up 1.9 percent from $506.3 million in 2013. ISU external funding was reported at $368.4 million for the last budget year, up 12.9 percent from its 2013 total of $326.4 million. http://thegazette.com/subject/news/fundraising-grows-at-iowa-public-universities-despite-challenging-economy-20140801