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Thomas, Jeena M.; Olson, Steve – National Academies Press, 2023
On September 22, 2022, the National Academy of Sciences held a symposium entitled Endless Frontier 2022: Research and Higher Education Institutions for the Next 75 Years. The event was a follow up to a February 2020 NAS symposium convened to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the landmark report Science, the Endless Frontier. Building on the 2020…
Descriptors: Higher Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Science and Society
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Shapiro, Harold T. – Issues in Science and Technology, 1986
Four individuals comment on a previous article (SE 539 642) which dealt with a national research strategy. These individuals are: (1) Harold T. Shapiro; (2) John Diebold; (3) Slade Gorton; and (4) Walter E. Massey. (JN)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Financial Support, Research, Research and Development
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Bloch, Erich – Issues in Science and Technology, 1986
Describes the growing pressures on the American system for conducting research, including new budgetary and political constraints, damage from cumulative neglect of the research infrastructure, and the changing nature/conduct of scientific research. To cope with these challenges, a national research strategy is recommended. Various aspects of the…
Descriptors: Engineering, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Policy
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Purser, Gordon G.; Scull, Sharon D. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1989
Discusses faculty research in community colleges. Describes the rationale; research approaches including literature research, theoretical investigation, and experimentation; funding sources; obstacles; and benefits of faculty research. Lists addresses of five resources. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Community Colleges, Financial Support, Postsecondary Education
Preuss, Karl-Heinz, Ed.; Simen, Rolf H., Ed. – 1986
Research and technology in the Federal Republic of Germany enjoy international distinction in many fields; indeed, German achievements in highly important areas have set new standards and influenced research and development world wide. This applies in equal measure to the natural sciences, the humanities and, in particular, to the applied…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Science, Foreign Countries
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1992
An annual study, mandated by the Texas State Legislature, was done of research expenditures at Texas public institutions of higher education for the fiscal year 1990-1991. The year's report contains, for the first time, data on intellectual property patents, copyrights, and licensing agreements. Findings indicate the following: (1) total research…
Descriptors: Certification, Copyrights, Educational Finance, Expenditures
1986
This report describes federal funding mechanisms used, including relative magnitudes of support, by the six federal agencies that support most of the scientific research at universities and examines trends of how the use of these mechanisms has changed over time. The six agencies are the National Institutes of Health, the National Science…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Government, Financial Policy, Financial Support
Buderi, Robert – Scientist, 1988
Discusses the issue of American universities earning revenue from royalties and licensing agreements. Describes the history, present state, marketing, and concerns associated with this issue. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Intellectual Property, Patents
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Peil, Gerard – Science, 1986
Describes the historical relationships between the federal government and research universities, particularly with regard to scientific research. Argues that the autonomy of the research university is being undermined by the vast increases in federal funding of applied research contracts, especially those related to national defense, including the…
Descriptors: College Science, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Programs
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1986
In response to a request by the Committee on Science and Technology, United States House of Representatives, this report analyzes how scientific research is funded at research universities in the United States, with a particular focus on how federal funding for research fits into the total finances of these institutions. Major sections of the…
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Research, Federal Aid, Federal Government