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The Full Potential of University Research
June 9, 2010 | Science Progress
This paper proposes a pilot initiative for the federal government to accelerate the great potential of breakthrough innovations arising from academic research. This $20 million pilot program would invest a small amount of federal funding to create rational experiments that test and demonstrate clear, replicable methodologies to bring existing research results into the U.S. commercial marketplace.
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Research Investment May Boost South Dakota High-Wage Jobs
June 13, 2010 | Sioux Falls Argus Leader
South Dakota lags behind other states in creating research opportunities that can propel economic development. The state is 49th in receiving federal research dollars and has one of the nation's lowest percentages of people with advanced degrees.
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I-Q Corridor Is the Stuff of Dreamers. Oh, but What a Dream!
June 10, 2010 | MedCity New
Ever heard of the I-Q Corridor? The concept, first penned in a little-noticed Wisconsin Technology Council white paper, envisions an economic superhighway of sorts connecting the Twin Cities, Madison, Wis. and Chicago along interstates 90 and 94. The “I” stands for ideas, innovation, investment, intellectual property while the “Q” represents quality of life, education, workforce and environment.
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The Inequality of Science Funding
June 8, 2010 | The Scientist
Five years ago Alison McCook published this story on the grossly unbalanced of NIH research fundings. The Scientist reports little change in the interim. It's a situation that hasn't changed much since. Most grant funding continues to go to specific regions and specific institutions. What about everyone else?
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A Call to Triple U.S. Spending on Energy Research
June 10, 2010 | New York Times
The United States is badly lagging in basic research on new forms of energy, deepening the nation’s dependence on dirty fuels and crippling its international competitiveness, a diverse group of business executives warn in a newly released study
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