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State gives $51 million to college students for stem cell research
Berkeley City College, which received a portion of $51 million in state stem cell research grants. (Photo: berkeleyside.org)The California stem cell agency has awarded $51 million to help train students in the art of research at the Golden State’s community colleges and universities. All 15 applicants for awards that ran as high as $3.6 million each were approved, including Berkeley City College, which was initially rejected by anonymous reviewers who met privately prior to the ratification of their decisions by the agency’s directors.