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Jill Burcum

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Covers:  health care, general assignment, health reform
Star Tribune opinion writer on health care. Applying Minnesota mom sensibilities to coverage: don't fib, don't be mean & you better have done your homework.

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Who should decide what research gets funded, political operatives or scientists?

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By Jill Burcum Verified
| The Brunswick News Verified
By Jill Burcum, The Minnesota Star Tribune Minnesota's medical centers and research laboratories do more than heal patients and push forward science's frontiers. They also power the state's economy. In 2025 alone, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded $725 million in grants and contracts to Minnesota institutions, dollars that supported 7,735 jobs and generated $1.79 billion in economic activity, according to data compiled by United for Medical Research, a research advocacy coalition.
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Jill Burcum: Who should decide what research gets funded, political operatives or scientists?

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By Jill Burcum Verified
| Fresno Bee Verified
Under a proposed rule by the Office of Management and budget, the federal government's invaluable investment in scientific research could become a tool for fighting supposedly "woke" ideas. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS) Minnesota's medical centers and research laboratories do more than heal patients and push forward science's frontiers. They also power the state's economy.
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Jill Burcum: Who should decide what research gets funded, political operatives or scientists?

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By Jill Burcum Verified
| The Sun News Verified
Minnesota's medical centers and research laboratories do more than heal patients and push forward science's frontiers. They also power the state's economy. In 2025 alone, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded $725 million in grants and contracts to Minnesota institutions, dollars that supported 7,735 jobs and generated $1.79 billion in economic activity, according to data compiled by United for Medical Research, a research advocacy coalition.
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