TechDigest | March 12, 2025
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This week's top stories: Leading Universities Join OpenAI's $50M Research Consortium to Accelerate AI Innovation | Now More Than Ever, Workforce Is Critical For Economic Development?| Federal Funding Cuts Hit Columbia University Research Programs; California Institutions Under Scrutiny | and more...
Institutions In This Issue: Harvard University | The Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Oxford University | Texas A&M | Ohio State University | Columbia University | The University of California, Los Angeles | The University of Southern California | The University of California, Berkeley | Laurentian University | The University of Wuppertal | Arizona State University | Purdue University | The University of Cincinnati | The University of Witwatersrand | The University of Hawai?i?
People On The Move: Dr. Adam Pantanowitz | Christo Doherty | Letlotlo Phohole | Kim Siegenthaler?
Leading Universities Join OpenAI's $50M Research Consortium to Accelerate AI Innovation
OpenAI has established NextGenAI, a $50M initiative bringing together 15 research institutions to advance AI integration in education and scientific research. Read more >>
Now More Than Ever, Workforce Is Critical For Economic Development
When it comes to traditional economic development, where a state or regional government entices investment by way of tax breaks, site development, grants, and other incentives, the big question is, is that what employers need? Read more >>
Federal Funding Cuts Hit Columbia University Research Programs; California Institutions Under Scrutiny
The Trump administration has withdrawn $400M in federal grants and contracts from Columbia University, citing the institution’s alleged failure to address campus antisemitism. Read more >>
Just Released! Tech Transfer Salaries: Comprehensive Data and Analysis
We are proud to announce the release of the 2025 Tech Transfer Salaries Report, an analysis of current documented salaries across TTOs in the US.
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House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Boost Small Business Access to National Labs
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the DOE and SBA Research Act, to enhance small business access to research opportunities at facilities like Brookhaven National Laboratory and other national labs. Read more >>
Mining Giant and Laurentian University Partner on $2.5M Innovation Fund
Laurentian University and gold mining company IAMGOLD have established a $2.5M innovation fund to advance research, education, and innovation in mineral resources. Read more >>
Scaling Up Women Entrepreneurs Program
The University of Wuppertal is expanding its successful “Women Entrepreneurs in Science” initiative into a nationwide program called “Empowering Women Entrepreneurs.” Read more >>
Arizona Universities Receive Grant to Boost Biomedical Tech Transfer
The Arizona Board of Regents has awarded a $1.5M grant to accelerate the commercialization of biomedical research from Arizona’s three public universities. Read more >>
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Purdue Researchers Receive $125K from Trask Innovation Fund to Commercialize Biotech and Photonics Technologies
Purdue University’s Trask Innovation Fund has awarded $125K to researchers from the College of Pharmacy and College of Science to develop university-owned intellectual property for commercial applications. Read more >>
UC and Oak Ridge National Lab Breakthrough Could Make Biofuel Production More Efficient
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have made a significant advancement in understanding why microbes become vulnerable to the alcohols they produce during fermentation of plant biomass. Read more >>
People On The Move
This week's People On The Move features news from the University of Witwatersrand and the University of Hawai'i. Read more >>