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Journal Article
Colleges need to learn about productivity
Journal Article
Old-fashioned tech transfer
Licensing isn?t the only way for industry to tap into university knowledge.
Conference Paper
The influence of university research on industrial innovation
Gerald Marschke examined university and industrial patents and found evidence of two trends that suggest a growing link between university research and industrial innovation. First, the flow of university researchers to private sector firms is growing. Second, industrial innovators are using more university-created knowledge in their products.
Speech
Are recent college graduates finding good jobs?
Remarks at the Regional Economic Press Briefing, New York City.
Discussion Paper
Community-campus partnerships for economic development: community perspectives
Formal collaborations between community groups and academic institutions to promote economic development have increased substantially over the past 10 years. The bulk of research on community-campus partnerships has focused on the experiences of institutions of higher learning and the foundations that have funded the collaborations, leaving a gap in our understanding of community experiences. This report draws on a variety of sources, including first-person interviews and academic literature, to bring out community perspectives on what makes for successful partnerships. The conclusions are ...
Journal Article
How much U.S. technological innovation begins in universities?
Technological progress has been the key to improved living standards, but how and where do new ideas get their start? The answer might give us some insight into how we can support greater innovation. Some suggest universities have been an important source of innovative technology. A look at the people involved in the development of patented technologies can give an idea of how much innovation originates in universities.
Speech
How goes the recovery? Challenges for the nation, the region and the Fed
Remarks at the University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.
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Digits and widgets (with reference to a wise mother, the Golden Book Encyclopedia, Winston Churchill and Hunter Lawrence)
"In the world of "superfine processes" of the Knowledge Age, digits are the new widgets. The brain is to the Knowledge Age and the mastery of digits what the engine was to the Manufacturing Age and the management of widgets. Education is the steam and the oil and the gas that propel that engine. The speed at which we move our economy forward from this point onward will depend on how well we educate our children." ; Remarks before the Austin Chamber of Commerce's 4th Annual State of Education in Austin Conference; Austin, Texas; December 8, 2009.
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How goes the recovery? Challenges for the nation, the region and the Fed
Remarks at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.