Core Facilities Agreement Strengthens Universities' Ties
Monday, May 19, 2014 - 16:30
in Earth & Climate
With the strokes of three pens, Northwestern, UChicago and UIC launched an unusual -- perhaps unique -- collaborative venture by forming a core research facilities partnership. The universities' provosts recently signed an agreement for "open access to research core facilities." Simply put: there is no extra fee now to use each other's fancy instruments.