State funding support for world-class public
universities, like Berkeley, the University of Michigan and the
University of Virginia has been reduced as low as zero to 20%. The top
tier public universities learned many years ago it was
necessary for them to become research universities, which are profit
centers, to fund their operations. UNLV and UNR are far behind on the
curve in becoming self-sustaining. Both must develop as world renowned
research universities to earn income to survive
and succeed.
Today Jim discusses the many attributes and plans
of UNR and UNLV to make both universities competitive with the other
world-class U.S. public universities.
Research
conducted at UNSOM has led to the development of an antibody and
diagnostic test to rapidly detect a strain of meningitis which is a
leading cause of AIDS-related deaths
in developing countries. The discoveries have been commercialized and
moved into the marketplace, and are anticipated to save hundreds of
thousands of lives.
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