Oregon an inspiring place
for science, NSF chief says
B\ Peter ( o^well
Emerald Reporter
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Oregon said Krioh Bloch. Hi
rot lor of fho National Si ience
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tin* 1\M' (hinivvond room
Thursday
Bloch, who is the first dim
tor of the \SI toi omo out of
industrv as well as the tiisl to
lie all ellgilleei spoke oil the
national st ience polii \ and in
vestments in education and re
search.
file \Sl is a federal agenev
involved in supporting Basil
resean h . 11 loss all si ientitu
and engineering disc iplines
and in expanding the nat' in s
supplv of si ieiltisls. engineers
and science educators
Bloch began the lecture In
noting the t Benges that have
taken plai e in the si ience
world ill the last 2 1 years
I he 1 ondill t of researi h has
1 hanged 1 onsiderablv in the
last 25 gears." Blot h said We
(the I ’ S ) had an advantage
then th.it we don't have now
"111 the past, there was a
steadv supplv ol foreign si 1
elite talent coming into the
l lilted States hut now a si leu
lilii Breakthrough is as likelv to
1 tune in l urope or |a[ian as it is
in the l I.S.." In* said
This is good for science in
some ways. though. Because it
keeps American si ientisls form
hei inning stale Itloi h said
A trend in si ient e that film li
likes is the sharing of at ailenni
resoUli es
" Sharing resouri es and facil
ities is another wav si ience lias
1 hangetI Bloch said I se of
shared equipment is a good
tiling It provides more si ieni e
and better si ieilt e
Industrv participation is also
a requirement for good si ieni e
research and education. Itloi h
said
'Industrv and universities
need to get 1 losei together and
both will benefit Bloch said
"Research now is looked on
as fueling economic growth
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I was the night before Christmas and inside the
Lay the best Christmas present attached Jo
A Macintosh computer sat under the
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Wondering where on campus it would scx>n be.
College students were settled all snug in their
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While visions of danced in their heads
They know that a Mac as a ’<, 1S ^rcaf’
For making their projects look sharp and first rate.
'Then across campus there arose such a clatter.
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Great discounts are offered to students, faculty and staff,
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Then Santa drove off and threw these words back,
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