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...increase in applicants at the Med School may add fuel to a Congressional debate next week on a Carter proposal to cut federal "capitation grants," funds awarded to U.S. medical schools in proportion to their enrollments...
...House of Representatives restored the grants earlier in the month, but the Senate voted Wednesday to trim the grants by about 20 per cent, meaning a collective loss of about $250,000 to the Med School, the Dental School and the school of Public Health. The final answer will come after a House-Senate conference committee meets next week...
...while Harvard says it has not lobbied for full restoration of the funds, government sources say Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54 is masterminding the University's bidding for full funding. Kennedy's efforts to restore the funds in full failed on the Senate floor Wednesday, and the Med School officals are worried that the loss of funds may worsen a $1.5 million budget gap for next year...
...Medical School, where tution will rise 13 per cent to $6500, Mitchell Adams '66, dean for finance and business at the Med School, blamed surging constructions costs of the Med School's new power plant for the large increase...
...plant, which is scheduled to go into operation October 1, will provide heat, chilled water, and possibly electricity to the Med School, the School of Public Health, and related Harvard facilities in the Back Bay area of Boston, Adams said. Despite the large capital expenses, the plant will probably save money in the long run because it consumes 20 per cent less fuel oil than the 70-year-old power plant the University now operates, Adams added...