Sam,
All of the cities you mention have one or more major research universities within their borders.
As you know, Portland it the only major metropolitan area of its size or larger without a major research university.
The failed merger of UO and OSU in the 1960s forever haunts Portland (because PSU would have then become the number two research university).
I see little way to fix this at this point. Your initiative, while well intended, doesn't seem to me to have a reasonable target.
PCC and PSU are primarily service institutions, targeted at adult and commuter education. They conduct little or no research that will translate into patents or spark private sector R&D.
re: BLOG: "Let Knowledge Serve the City" Better
Sam,
All of the cities you mention have one or more major research universities within their borders.
As you know, Portland it the only major metropolitan area of its size or larger without a major research university.
The failed merger of UO and OSU in the 1960s forever haunts Portland (because PSU would have then become the number two research university).
I see little way to fix this at this point. Your initiative, while well intended, doesn't seem to me to have a reasonable target.
PCC and PSU are primarily service institutions, targeted at adult and commuter education. They conduct little or no research that will translate into patents or spark private sector R&D.