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June 2012

House Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation Holds Hearing on Bayh-Dole Act

June 21, 2012/In: Policy, Research /by MelissaNorr

On June 19th, the The House Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation held a hearing to learn about different approaches universities and nonprofit are taking to transfer the results of federally funded research. This “results transfer” is a product of the Bayh-Dole Act, which was passed in 1980 in order to allow universities, small businesses or […]

OSTP Oversight Hearing

June 21, 2012/In: Computing Education, Funding, Policy /by MelissaNorr

Dr. John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), testified at an oversight hearing of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee yesterday. In his testimony, Dr. Holdren spoke of the transformative nature of science and technology and its potential for economic growth but also its challenges for public […]