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Past Event

University, Inc.

The Threat To Education, Medical Research & U.S. Innovation

  • In-Person
  • Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½
    740 15th St NW #900
    Washington, D.C. 20005
  • 11AM – 1PM EDT

During the past two decades, commercial forces have quietly transformed virtually every aspect of academic life. Corporate funding of university research is growing — and the money increasingly comes with strings attached. Universities themselves are starting to behave like commercial entitities, while professors are behaving more like businessmen. The speakers will discuss the origins of this remarkable commercial transformation, and explore its impact on education, medicine, and U.S. innovation over the long term.

Location

The Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Foundation
1630 Connecticut Ave., NW 7th Floor

Washington, DC, 20009

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Participants

  • Jennifer Washburn
    Fellow, Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Foundation
  • Marcia Angell
    Senior Lecturer in Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Author, The Truth Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½ the Drug Companies: How They Deceive us and What to Do Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½ It
  • Bhaven Sampat
    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar in Health Policy, University of Michigan and Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Shannon Brownlee
    Schwartz Senior Fellow, Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Foundation