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Arizona Ants Work While Some Arizonans Remain Unemployed ($950,000)
Although the unemployment rate in Arizona is still in the double digits, at least ants in the state have jobs. Two major universities in the state are receiving a combined $950,000 to examine the division of labor in ant colonies. Arizona State University was awarded $500,000 in stimulus funding by the National Science Foundation, while the University of Arizona will receive $450,000.232 Among other things, the universities will examine larval development, ant caste systems, and ―colony fitness.‖233 Arizona State University will focus specifically on the genetic makeup of ants that determine distinctive roles within the ant colony.234 The University of Arizona will utilize the information to develop ―a model [for ants] to determine the optimal strategy for distributing specialists in a variable work environment.‖235 Ultimately, 3.46 jobs will be created from this study—two jobs for Arizona State University and 1.46 jobs for the University of Arizona, according to Recovery.gov