Crow op-ed says university research is key to U.S. future

In an Aug. 21 op-ed in the Arizona Republic, Arizona State University President Michael Crow called for greater funding of university research as a way to strengthen the nation’s economy.

Crow said that "since 1990, more than 75 percent of all industrial patents issued in the United States have academic research as a source of new knowledge. That’s why it made so much sense – despite the carping of critics – for research and development to be included in federal stimulus funding, known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act."

"As a nation, we need to wisely invest in R&D," Crow added. "Now more than ever that is true, unless we’d rather stand by and watch our science and technology position weaken further and our economy remain in peril."

Article Source: Arizona Republic