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Thursday, January 29, 1987/The Battalion/Page 7 ^V&M receives $169 million 1986 research funding lank rising among top research universities ‘mils an and brj oper lei aying, ,t were i because )le. A or. I in thei ile needr at zto td by \l; Two f# ited im s were:, rly and needed ' were 5 ited in:: hands!: per low kept or ee addc cted irr. ions. 5(MTe )a\id P .* were ted in ain ct food ms. F in the nk was the re| 'dedrn t open horlo ring tl gefroc I then nt lad ■■ then nths.J stami i ring tl By Carolyn Garcia Staff Writer In its bid to become a world uni- ;rsity, the Texas A&M University /stem snared $169 million in re- :arch money during 1986, netting 3.4 percent of all research money /ailable to public universities in the ate Following A&M was the Univer- ty of Texas System, with $126.5 liiKon, or 36.2 percent, said Du- ayne Anderson, associate provost )r research. In 1985, the National Science oundation ranked A&M 11th in ic nation on its list of top research niversities, coming in ahead of both larvard and Columbia. The Uni- ersity of Texas also made the top 20 statthe 19th position. Anderson said the 1985 ranking ras done when A&M had $146.4 tillion in research funds and that ae research money A&M received 11986 should raise A&M’s rank. Ht said reputation also is impor- aritjfora university. ‘The reputation of a university or quality is estimated over a period ifRnany years and it’s based on nam factors — research is only one pfthcm,” he said. ; “Many older universities that have tad very good reputations have lipped in quality, but their reputa- ionsare still high,” he said. Anderson said A&M is now in the milrling process. ‘‘Perception lags reality,” Ander- onkaid. “Texas A&M is just now be ginning to be recognized for its high |uaiity educational programs. The ealjity is that A&M is much better ban the general perception. “It’s great however, that our trend s upward and we want to continue hat trend.” TEXAS PUBLIC SENIOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES COMPARISON OF 1906 RESEARCH FUNDS* TAMU SYSTEM 9189.4M 46.4% KINKO'S PROFESSOR PUBLISHING SAVES MY STUDENTS TIME AND MONEY Anderson said it is a surprise to many that one of A&M’s fastest growing research programs is within the College of Liberal Arts. A&M’s rise in the national ranks is no accident, he said, and there were primarily four steps in the process: • There was a conscious effort by the University president, the Board of Regents and the researchers to obtain recognition. • The necessary facilities were built and future ones planned for. • A&M began recruiting top re searchers. • A policy was adopted to reward research in addition to teaching. “In order to be a university of the eXOLUDINQ HEALTH BOIENOEa first rank, you must have strong graduate and undergraduate pro grams,” Anderson said. “We cannot have a strong graduate program without a strong research program. “We are proud of our outstanding undergraduate programs at A&M and we’re determined that they will not be allowed to suffer as we con tinue to build our graduate pro grams.” Anderson said for fiscal year 1985-86, A&M has 803 active re searchers and 1,831 active research projects. He said the average value of each research project is $90,000. State appeals court orders retrial n 1965 slaying of 2 UT students )id n ite canJ irt-ordf 1 ■e hast limits ■et is " 1 ie ecoti' s treasu i-relatfd] ,rtmeDif Hunts'll pool ■cent of 1 ! It adr AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas ourt of Criminal Appeals ordered new trial Wednesday for James C. ross Jr., who was imprisoned for :e after confessing to the 1965 slay- igs of two female University of exas students. Travis County District Attorney onnie Earle said the state would mtinue pressing the murder large against Cross. Cross initially did not appeal the lurder conviction. But in 1986, cit- ig changes in the law since his 1966 ial, he asked the appeals court to lie he was improperly convicted be- luse the same jurors ruled on his lenjal competency and guilt. The law in effect at the time al lowed that procedure, but the U.S. Supreme Court later ruled it uncon stitutional. The Court of Criminal Appeals, in a 7-2 decision, said there was no choice but to order a new trial. Under current law, separate juries must hear the competency and guilt phases of a trial. Jurors at the com petency phase do not hear testimony concerning the crime. The appeals court noted that prosecutors have said a retrial would be difficult because the court report er’s notes have been destroyed, some evidence is missing and several wit nesses have died or cannot be found. Cross, a UT student from Fort Worth, was sentenced to life in prison for the July 18, 1965, strang ulation of Susan Rigsby. In his con fession, Cross said he killed Rigsby and her friend, Shirley Stark. Cross was charged in the Stark death, but the charge was dismissed. The two women, acquaintances of Cross, had gorfe to his Austin apart ment to shower. Cross told police he killed the women and dumped their bodies in a North Austin field. The Court of Criminal Appeals said prosecutors’ contention that it would be hard to retry the case is not pertinent. 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