Postwar research compact fueled U.S. prosperity for eight decades, argues commentary

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As the United States celebrates 250 years of independence, Science has published a commentary by Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels highlighting the impact of the reimagining of the American university pioneered by Johns Hopkins in the late 19th century, and how the benefits of that shift and the later emergence of the compact between research universities and the federal government have been integral to the nation's success and prosperity.