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June 12, 2012   |   Vol. 4, Issue 22
 
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U.S. Colleges Must Take Entrepreneurial Approach to Overcome Challenges
June 8, 2012 | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Higher education leaders, policy experts call for reform, innovation to control rising costs, improve quality. In the new report "College 2.0: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Reforming Higher Education," released by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a panel of education leaders and policy experts identify critical challenges facing U.S. higher education and offer ambitious solutions to reform — and reinvent — the system itself.
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Scholars, Publishers Battle Over Access to Agency Research
June 10, 2012 | The Hill
A lobbying battle that has gone on for nearly a decade between academia and the publishing industry over public access to taxpayer-funded research is now at the White House’s front door. In a matter of weeks, open-access advocates have gathered more than 26,000 signatures for a petition on the White House’s “We the People” website — above the threshold that triggers an automatic response from the administration.
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More Entrepreneurs Turn to Crowdfunding to Start their Businesses
June 9, 2012 | Tampa Bay Times
Renny Braga had almost everything he needed to start his food truck business. What he didn't have was $4,500 for last-minute mechanical work on the truck, Braga decided to create a profile on Kickstarter, a recession-inspired website where people can make donations to different projects, businesses and causes. He posted his campaign on Kickstarter. Within 24 hours, friends, family and total strangers had donated more than $4,500.
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An Entrepreneurial Approach to Reforming Higher Education
June 8, 2012 | Chronicle on Higher Education
Ben Wildavsky is a senior scholar in research and policy at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World and co-editor of Reinventing Higher Education: The Promise of Innovation.
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Startup Act 2.0: Could it Be an Immigration Breakthrough?
June 7, 2012 | Christian Science Monitor
Startup Act 2.0 sponsors aim to build a new case for immigration reform. Their point: America has a deficit of employees with skills relevant to an economy built on innovation – and new immigrants can help.
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Connecticut Angel Investing Jumps Sharply After Tax Credit Expansion

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N.Y. Trying to Topple Silicon Valley's Tech Reign

China Strives to Create Its Own Silicon Valley

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Atlanta Investors Launch Venture Capital Partnership

True Ventures Raises $205 Million Fund

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The Browser Wars Are Back!

High Skills Have High Payoff

Some Top Colleges Offer Free Online Classes; What Does that Mean for UW?

Birmingham Business Alliance Promoting High-Tech Companies

Online Classes See Cheating Go High-Tech

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Jive Software's DNA Spreads Across Portland's Startup Scene

ThinkAtomic Gives Utah Startups a Head Start

New Funding to Accelerate Oklahoma City Marketing of Smartphone Heart Monitor Device

Zappos Focusing All Attention on the Great Downtown Vegas Experiment

Ready or Not, Genomics is Coming to a Hospital Near You

Lawsuits Against Zuckerberg Keep Piling Up

For Many State Budgets, a Year of Relief

Let's Close the Information Gap about Fracking

North Dakota’s Oil Boom Brings Damage Along With Prosperity

South Dakota Gas Going Low-Octane

South Carolina’s Pension Push Into High-Octane Investments

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