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The Role of the University: Leveraging Talent, Not Technology

Issues — Thu, 01 Jul 1999 04:00:00 +0000

During the 1980s, the university was posed as an underutilized weapon in the battle for industrial competitiveness and regional economic growth. Even higher education stalwarts such as Harvard University’s then-president Derek Bok… Read More

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Forum – Summer 1999

Issues — Thu, 01 Jul 1999 04:00:00 +0000

Relieving traffic congestion
In “Traffic Congestion: A Solvable Problem” (Issues, Spring 1999), Peter Samuel’s prescriptions for dealing with traffic congestion are both thought-provoking and insightful. There clearly is a need… Read More

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From the Hill – Summer 1999

Issues — Thu, 01 Jul 1999 04:00:00 +0000

Lab access restrictions sought in wake of Chinese espionage reports
In the wake of reports detailing the alleged theft by China of U.S. nuclear and military technology, bills have been introduced that… Read More

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Science at the State Department

Issues — Thu, 01 Jul 1999 04:00:00 +0000

The mission of the Department of State is to develop and conduct a sound foreign policy, taking fully into consideration the science and technology that bear on that policy. It is not… Read More

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Education Reform for a Mobile Population

Issues — Thu, 01 Jul 1999 04:00:00 +0000

The high rate of mobility in today’s society means that local schools have become a de facto national resource for learning. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, one in three… Read More

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Does university-industry collaboration adversely affect university research?

Issues — Thu, 01 Jul 1999 04:00:00 +0000

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With university-industry research ties increasing, it is possible to question whether close involvement with industry is always in the best interests of… Read More

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Science Savvy in Foreign Affairs

Issues — Thu, 01 Jul 1999 04:00:00 +0000

On September 18, 1997, Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott gave a talk to the World Affairs Council of Northern California in which he observed that “to an unprecedented extent, the United… Read More

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The Government-University Partnership in Science

Issues — Thu, 01 Jul 1999 04:00:00 +0000

In an age when the entire store of knowledge doubles every five years, where prosperity depends upon command of that ever-growing store, the United States is the strongest it has ever been,… Read More

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Archives – Summer 1999

Issues — Thu, 01 Jul 1999 04:00:00 +0000

Photo: National Archives
Greely Arctic Expedition
Pictured here are the survivors of the Greely Arctic Expedition, an undertaking of the First International Polar Year of 1882-1883. Led by Lt. Adolphus W. Greely,… Read More

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Summer 1999 Update

Issues — Thu, 01 Jul 1999 04:00:00 +0000

Major deficiencies remain in flood-control policies
In “Plugging the Gaps in Flood-Control Policy,” (Issues, Winter 1994-95), I critiqued the policies that helped exacerbate the damages from the big 1993 flood… Read More

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