Energy Discovery-Innovation
Institutes: A Step toward America's
Energy SustainabilityThe need to renew America's economy, foster its energy security, and
respond to global climate change compels the transformation of U.S.
energy policy. Innovation and its commercialization must move to the
center of national reform.
Read More>>Maryland Graduate On
Shuttle Mission
Teacher, scientist, world traveler, aquanaut, astronaut, Terp. NASA Mission
Specialist Richard Arnold II has just about done it all on this earth. When
launched this month, he'll extend his experiences to another world... traveling
to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Shuttle Discovery.
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PA Directs
$2.5 Million to Recruit Faculty, Develop Advanced Technology at Colleges,
Research InstitutionsGovernor
Edward G. Rendell said today that 18 colleges, universities, academic
medical institutions and research institutions from across the state
will be able to recruit top faculty researchers in advanced knowledge
areas with the help of a new state investment.
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The Ticking Time Bomb of American Job DestructionEditorial by Thomas Vass, Social
Science Research Network"Our interest in
writing this article is to create a bridge between the scholarly and academic
research on technological innovation and a private sector, for-profit business
model that implements the ideas on innovation and entrepreneurship, primarily
in metro regional economies."
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act briefing Congressman John Sarbanes, February 20, 2009
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Coming Full Circleby Ed
Bee, CEcD
Nothing is more central
in economic development and,
ironically, more controversial than job
creation. For the first 50 years of
professional economic development, the answer
of what created jobs was unambiguous:
manufacturing plant
recruitment produced
economic growth and new jobs.
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Dr. Wim Wiewel
President, Portland State
University
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Summit 2009 will provide timely and important topics for higher
education and research organizations supporting economic development in such
turbulent times. The Summit
will include a number of facilitated forums to give you plenty of opportunities
to interact with colleagues and discuss challenges, opportunities, and
successes. This year, UEDA provides you with three ways to participate in
Summit 2009 as a presenter. You may apply for Awards of Excellence, you
may consider participating in a panel presentation, and you may apply to facilitate
an interactive forum. Expressions of your interest are
w
elcome now and the application period is open until June 15,
2009. Visit the 
The American Recovery and Revitalization Act offers
universities many opportunities to expand economic development projects. When you need to find partners for projects,
send the information to me so that we can include the information in UEDA
newsletters. By linking us to colleagues
around the country, UEDA's newsletters enable us to seek wisdom from each other
and establish successful partnerships.
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