The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been an innovator of university funding models, says David Kaiser. Its 150-year history holds lessons for today.
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Kaiser, D. The search for clean cash. Nature 472, 30–31 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/472030a
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Chris Wilmer
This was a really wonderful article, I've forwarded it to all of my colleagues. I have found myself wondering why more research isn't privately funded, and now I see my question in a broader historical context. Thank you!