MSU Commissions $2.3 Million Study on Why University Studies Cost So Much
Montana State University announced Tuesday the formation of a new interdepartmental task force to investigate the rising costs of university-commissioned research, a study that will itself cost an estimated $2.3 million over eighteen months.
“We feel it’s critical that we understand why these investigations require such significant resource allocation,” said Provost Margaret Chenoweth during a press conference held in the newly renovated $4.7 million press conference room in Montana Hall. “The preliminary findings of our pre-study feasibility assessment suggest that the answer may be complex.”