Hello Neal, As Neal Benson says, that question about depreciation being included in overheads is a real can of worms. It's true that we cannot recharge users for instrument depreciation costs because they are already charged to grants in the form of overheads. And it is also true that we, at least, don't see this money back from the University. *AND* I believe it is also true that the granting agencies are then being asked to buy new instruments to replace old ones --- even though they have already paid out in overheads to cover the depreciation costs....... Am I missing something here??? Alice L. Givan Englert Cell Analysis Laboratory Dartmouth Medical School Lebanon, New Hampshire NH 03756 USA tel 603-650-7661 fax 603-650-6130 e-mail givan@dartmouth.edu
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