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As U.S. Investment in Research and Development Wanes, Universities Look to Other Countries for Help

When you think of research and development powerhouses, chances are Portugal misses your list. Yet in the past two years, the tiny seaside nation tapped government coffers to finance one of the most ambitious international research and development partnerships in the history of American higher education. In 2006, they kicked off a project providing Portugal a portfolio of post-graduate courses and potentially high-reward R&D investments in energy systems at MIT, information technology at... Full Story
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