Johns Hopkins continues to lead in research spending among the nation's universities [baltimoresun.com]

The flava:
Johns Hopkins University spent more than a billion dollars more on research and development than the next big spender among research universities to top the National Science Foundation’s annual list for the 39th consecutive year.

The article:
https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-hs-university-research-spending-20181217-story.html