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Cooperative Extension connects us to Arizonans statewide, serving as a network of knowledgeable faculty and staff and lifelong educational programs that are transformational in Arizona and beyond.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="col col-md-4"><div class="content"><h3><span class="text-blue"><strong>TOP 20 IN R&D EXPENDITURES</strong></span></h3><h5><strong>(AMONG PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES)</strong></h5><div id="chart_div"> </div><div id="piechart"> </div><div id="piechart2"> </div></div></div></div></div><p> </p><script type="text/javascript"> // Load google charts google.charts.load('current', {'packages':['corechart']}); google.charts.setOnLoadCallback(drawChart); // Draw the chart and set the chart values function drawChart() { var data = google.visualization.arrayToDataTable([ ['source', 'percent'], ['Federal', 46], ['Institutional', 31], ['Other', 13], ['State &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Local', 4], ['Business', 3], ['Nonprofit', 3] ]); // Optional; add a title and set the 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