" TOP CEOs UNITE BEHIND FEDERAL SUPPORT OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH.
It used to be that the response of the scientific community to a
threatened cut in federal support of university research would be
an urgent plea to university presidents to use their influence on
their congressional delegations. Times have changed. Last week,
the CEOs of fifteen top U.S. technology companies united to urge
congressional support for a robust federally-supported university
research program. In a letter to members of Congress, they warned
that without adequate support university research will quickly
erode, and industry will cease to have access to basic research
results and well-educated scientists and engineers. It was signed
by heads of such companies as IBM, Dupont and General Electric."
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William C. Stevens, Ph.D. Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance Facility
Director
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901-4405
wstevens@siu.edu
wstevens@mols.siu.edu
http://www.siu.edu/worda/bill.html
ge1252@siucvmb.siu.edu voice: 618-453-6498
fax: -6408
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