Study finds economic stimulus from research investments and PhD recipients' earnings
Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 14:37
in Psychology & Sociology
A decade ago the late Jack Marburger, a physicist and former college president who served as science advisor to President George W. Bush, challenged academics to come up with scientific evidence on the impact of federal research investment. Even more adamantly, Congress required the National Science Foundation to "better articulate the value of grants to the national interest."