For thousands of years we’ve farmed to eat, to produce fiber, and feed our livestock.  In the 20th century, we farmed for fuels, producing ethanol and diesel from farm commodities like corn and soybean.  Within the next few years, we could also ‘farm’ to fly – producing advanced aviation biofuels not from food crops, but farmed · Read More · Read More

Filed under: Agriculture, Clean Technology, Private Sector, Research, Washington The state of Washington has the ambition to be a major player in solving the energy and environmental challenges of the future.  Can we use our proximity and connections in the Pacific Rim to aid this effort?  Initiated by Washington’s private sector, the US-China Clean Energy Forum is · Read More · Read More

How often do we guess, assume, rely on the street narrative regarding our business commmunity, its competitiveness and performance?  While the available data can never fully describe our economy, the most recent cluster analysis of Washington state’s economy comes close. Authored by Paul Sommers, William Beyers, and Andrew Wenzl, they have detailed the geography, indentified the · Read More · Read More

I’ve recently had the privilege of observing three other U.S. geographic regions working to earn (or keep) their university/government/private sector economic development engines running. Organized by the WA state Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade and Management, we’ve examined San Diego, Salt Lake City, and Atlanta.  Each proved instructive and unique.  And each has much · Read More · Read More

Originally published in John’s Journal: Research and Development by the University of Missouri. Copyright 2006, Curators of the University of Missouri. Public research universities are faced with the ongoing challenge of finding the best combination of funding sources to match their missions. The relative proportion of funding from the state, tuition and fees, services, gifts · Read More · Read More

Originally published in John’s Journal: Research and Development by the University of Missouri. Copyright 2006, Curators of the University of Missouri. Public research universities are faced with the ongoing challenge of finding the best combination of funding sources to match their missions. The relative proportion of funding from the state, tuition and fees, services, gifts · Read More · Read More