July 21, 2006
The Stubborn Geographic Gap in Research
A federal program to steer more money to needy regions has produced mixed results
In 1985, the University of North Dakota was a tiny player in the country's network of scientific research. It had no vice president for research and no technology-transfer office.
Today it has both. Indeed, the state's institutions have doubled their share of research funds from the National Science Foundation. But when a state starts small, it has a long way to go: Even with the increase, North
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