July 24, 2011
With Federal Support Uncertain, University Researchers Look to Industry
Brett Deering for The Chronicle
John S. Tomblin, a professor of aerospace engineering at Wichita State U., demonstrates equipment in the reverberation chamber of the university’s National Institute for Aviation Research.
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Brett Deering for The Chronicle
John S. Tomblin, a professor of aerospace engineering at Wichita State U., demonstrates equipment in the reverberation chamber of the university’s National Institute for Aviation Research.
In the pharmaceutical industry, universities appear to have found a partner willing and able to buy big chunks of their research. Beyond making drugs, however, such big-dollar corporate alliances remain rare.
It's not for a lack of trying. The University of Michigan, a powerhouse with a total research budget of $1.3-billion a year and growing quickly, has "worked extraordinarily hard over the last decade to increase our industry funding," said Stephen R. Forrest, vice president for
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