FEATURE
Arizona’s Entrepreneurial Song
May 14, 2009 | Science Progess/Arizona State University
Arizona State University over the past six years has engaged in one of the largest efforts of institutional transformation in higher education in our country. The university has orcgestrated a rare coordination among R&D, Commercialization, Business Planning, Capital Formation and community economic develoment into "Arizona’s Entrepreneurial Song"
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Route 128 Revisited
May 15, 2009 | The Deal
The subject of 128, and its history suggests how difficult and complex it is to retain growth and prosperity in tech economies, not only in the face of a savage recession but because of the inherent tendencies of technology itself.
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Stop Giving Away Texas Tax Funds as Venture Capital
May 17, 2009 | Houston Chronicle
The state of Texas is giving away money for nothing -- $400 million so far, and $200 million more under consideration during this legislative
session. All you have to do is invest or loan that money to Texas-based companies and it's yours to keep, along with any interest earned.
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Top Ph.D. Programs, Shrinking
May 13, 2009 | Inside Higher Ed
In March, a few institutions -- such as Emory and Columbia Universities -- announced plans to shrink the enrollment of new Ph.D. students this fall. Now it appears that a number of other universities, generally private institutions that have some of the most well regarded Ph.D. programs around, are also getting smaller.
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