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• Impact Studies
• HighTech Industries
• Retailing in the University District & Village

Internet Sites

• University of Washington:
  • Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer The Office of Technology Transfer manages University of Washington intellectual property, and deploys innovations developed at the University through license-based transfer activities.
  • UW Office of Technology Licensing
  • UW Conversations about the future
    • CHID498e: Rethinking the University [Winter Quarter of 2000; Comparative History of Ideas]
    • Final Report
    • Richard McCormick's Annual Address, Oct 5, 1999

• Regional Participation in Higher Education and the Distribution of Higher Education Resources across Regions [Occasional Paper Series; Higher Education Division Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs May 1999 / Commonwealth of Australia 1999]
• UW AND SIEMENS DEVELOP DIAGNOSTIC BREAKTHROUGH WITH NEW PROGRAMMABLE ULTRASOUND IMAGING TECHNOLOGY || Siemens' Announcement SEATTLE, Wash., November 25, 1996 -- A powerful new technology that allows ultrasound medical imaging systems for the first time to be programmed for multiple diagnostic applications was unveiled today by collaborating engineers from Siemens Ultrasound and the University of Washington.

• Office of University Partnerships: Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities. [HUD]

  A powerful force for community revitalization is gaining momentum across the country: university-community partnerships. In growing numbers, institutions of higher education are collaborating with community groups to apply research, scholarship, and service to real-life problems.

• UNIVERSITIES & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CURDS, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, Newcastle, U.K.)

University Research

• Betz, F., "Industry - University - Government Research Partnerships for Economic Development in the U.S." in: Lefebvre et al., eds., 2001, pp.181ff.

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  Start-Ups / Spinn-Offs:

  • Video: (8/14/01) Interview with Editor of MIT Technology Review on Start-Ups Consuelo Mack asks John Benditt about TR's list of the most exciting high-tech startups to emerge from University labs.

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  Impact Studies:

  • THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY [March 1998]

  • Weber State University's economic impact on the local, regional and state economies [1997]

  • THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY ON THE HARRISONBURG/ROCKINGHAM COUNTY AREA AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA [June 1996]

    Caffrey, John and Herbert H. Isaacs, Estimating the Impact of College or University on the Local Economy. American Council on Education: Washington D.C. 1971. [Bibliography up to 1970!]

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  Clippings:

  Universities seen as economic engines: The importance of universities to economic growth continues to accelerate www.bizjournals.com/bizoutlook/ Thursday -- November 28, 2002

  •	Philadelphia: Effort aims at stemming brain drain
  •	Seattle: High priority for higher ed
  •	Minneapolis/St. Paul: Pawlenty: U is key to economic future
  •	Memphis: Budding biotech spurs new degree program at U of M

  Stymied: How small minds are hurting WSU and UW Seattle Times, Sunday, September 29, 2002; by James Vesely [Times editorial page editor]

  Washington State University and the University of Washington are two hot spots of energy and promise in an otherwise troubled and listless state economy. Why both the state Legislature and the Seattle City Council find ways to limit the resources of one or both is a mystery worth exploring.

  State's fiscal crisis puts UW in jeopardy Seattle Times, May 28, 2002 Guest columnist By Richard L. McCormick (UW President)

  "... These choices have become even more difficult because of the recent economic slowdown. It is worth noting, however, that even during the prosperous times of the 1990s, the state did not invest in its higher education institutions the way other states were doing... "

  Intel to open lab on 45th Street; hopes to foster collaboration By Rob Harrill, University Week (U of Washington) 18(32), July 5, 2001

  "... The new lab ... will provide facilities for 25 to 30 Intel scientists, university faculty and students, and visiting researchers. The intent is to foster a free flow of information between the academic arena and the largest maker of computer chips in the world..."

  Aptelix Takes 1st Place at U.W. Competition Seattle Internet News, May 16, 2000. By Michael Chait

  As Seattle business leaders and collegiate entrepreneurs mingled last night at the UW Business Plan awards dinner, four groups of finalist waited anxiously for the big announcement. When all was said and done, Aptelix.com, a startup from the University of Washington came out on top, earning the judges votes and $25,000. The company created an application, Haiku, which is designed to enhance web-enabled cellular phones to make them more practical, usable mail devices.

  Aptelix wins UW business-plan contest Seattle Times, Wednesday, May 17, 2000

  Aptelix, a Seattle start-up that specializes in Internet wireless devices, was the grand-prize winner of the University of Washington's annual business-plan competition. The student team that founded Aptelix - UW MBA students Chris Ruff, Tim Sutton, Brad Thompson and Dan Aspleaf - received $25,000 in seed money at an awards dinner Monday night. The company also won the Best Technology Idea award.

  Aptelix wins $30,000 in UW business-plan contest; Seattle PI, Tuesday, May 16, 2000 By JOHN COOK SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

  Aptelix, a wireless Internet company led by three University of Washington MBAs, won $30,000 last night in the third annual University of Washington business-plan competition. The company's technology -- known as HaiKu Mobile Mail -- allows users of hand-held computers to easily create messages on their mobile devices.

  Appliant.com raises $20 million: Belltown company monitors Web traffic flow Seattle PI, Tuesday, May 16, 2000 By JOHN COOK SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

  Appliant.com, an Internet infrastructure company led by former University of Washington computer science Professor Brian Bershad, has raised $20 million in funding. The 3-year-old Seattle company will use the money to continue development of its Lateral Line Network, a service used by Excite@Home, Freeshop.com, Juno Online and other companies to manage Web site traffic and performance.

  In-Plant Store Introduced in New Market Segment University of Miami Outsources MRO Supply Management Business Wire, March 16, 2000

  The University of Miami has contracted with Strategic Distribution, Inc. (SDI) of Bensalem, Pa. to manage the university's MRO (maintenance, repair and operation) supply chain. SDI today announced that it has established In-Plant Store(R) programs at the university's main campus in Coral Gables and medical center in downtown Miami... Miami becomes one of only a few universities in the U.S. that outsources the management and procurement of its MRO materials, adapting a practice that manufacturing and utility companies have used for 20 years...

  The UW: Seattle's unlikely real estate baron Seattle PI, Monday, February 7, 2000 By RUTH SCHUBERT

  The wooded, 10-acre plot donated to the state in 1861 for a university now lies in the heart of Seattle's downtown core, and it's still owned by the UW. The story of how the university ended up owning a $220-million chunk of downtown real estate is part of Seattle lore...

  University of Washington, Office of the Vice President for University Relations, Making News: Recent selected news stories about University of Washington people and programs, e.g. October - December 1999. [copies of newspaper clippings]

  Bothell campus taking shape The old Truly Farm near Interstate 405 and state Highway 522 is metamorphosing into the state's only campus with a university and a community college on the same site. Doors will open to students next September...

  UW geneticist leaves to set up research venture Seattle Times, Dec.13, 1999; by Polly Lane

  Noted geneticist and research entrepreneur Dr. Leroy Hood has left the University of Washington and is forming a private, nonprofit venture in Seattle that will focus on linking computer science with biology.

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  Literature:

  Bergmann, Barbara R., "Bloated Administration, Blighted Campuses," Academe Nov.-Dec. 1991, pp. 12ff.

  Caffrey, John and Herbert H. Isaacs. Estimating the Impact of a College or University on the Local Community. American Council on Education.

  Castree, Noel and Matthew Sparke, Professional Geography and the Corporatization of the University: Experiences, Evaluations and Engagements," Antipode 32(3), 2000, 222-9.

  Galbraith, J.K., "The University: Reflections over the Years," Academe, Sept-Oct, 1992, pp.10-12.

  Malecki, E.J. Technology and Economic Development, 2nd ed., 1997, [Index under "universities", references throughout the book to the role of universities in regional development]

  March, James G. and Johan P. Olsen. Ambiguity and Choice in Organizations. 2nd edition, Bergen: Universitetsforlaget, 1979. [LB2806.M353.1979]

  "Because the problems of ambiguity are very conspicuous in educational institutions, most of the studies [included in this book (wm)] are studies of decision making in an educational context..."

  Nathan Rosenberg and Richard Nelson, "The Roles of Universities in the Advance of Industrial Technology", Research Policy 23 (1994).

  Seymour, Daniel. The IBM-TQM Partnership with Colleges and Universities: A baseline report of the initial activities and future plans of the nine Partnership institutions. American Association of Higher Education. 1993 [HD62.15 S49 1993]

  Smilor, Raymond W.; Gibson, David V.; Dietrich, Glenn B. "University Spin-Out Companies: Technology Start-ups from UT-Technology", [with abstract] [AVAILABLE FROM: Journal of Business Venturing (January 1990); c/o: Elsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc.; New York, NY 10010]

  Sternberg, Rolf, University Industry Systems in Germany and their Regional Consequences. In: Acs, Z.J. (Ed.): Regional Innovation, Knowledge and Global Change. London, New York, 2000, pp. 89-122 (Pinter) (=Science, Technology and the International Political Economy, 3).

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