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A new bond between the public and universities could brighten America’s future

  • Written by Amber Miller, Dean, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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The technology powering the device you are using to read this article was originally developed at a research university. So was the internet, open-heart surgery, treatments for cancer and countless other innovations.

Today’s way of life would not exist without breakthroughs made at American research universities,...

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