Over the course of just three days recently, five scientists affiliated with the University of California won Nobel prizes for discoveries that can help us more effectively treat conditions such as multiple sclerosis and arthritis, clean pollutants from the atmosphere, capture drinking water from desert air, and help build the world’s most powerful quantum computers.
This is a testament to more than the UC system’s research prowess. It also demonstrates America’s unmatched leadership in science and innovation, the long-standing partnership between our federal government and our universities, and our country’s ability to attract the best and brightest from around the world.
But the symbiotic relationship between the federal government and our universities — one that has delivered so much for America, its people and its economy — is now at risk.
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