New report from the US National Academies.
Research Universities and the Future of Americapresents critically important strategies for ensuring that our nation’s research universities contribute strongly to America’s prosperity, security, and national goals. The report includes 10 recommendations for action. The first group identifies issues in the partnership among the federal government, states, business, and universities. The second group identifies issues that affect the operations of universities, the efficient administration of university research, the effectiveness of doctoral education, and the robustness of the pipeline of new talent.
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Passionate about innovation, engineering education and promoting partnerships for economic and social development. Born in Puerto Rico, an engineer, past professor of chemical engineering, working for the largest IT company in the world and winner of the 2006 US National Academy of Engineering Gordon Prize.
