Английский язык для аспирантов и соискателей. Минакова Т.В. - 23 стр.

      2 Reading about the world of science

      2.1 Read the experts from the newspaper article for information on the
roles of scientists in American society. Use the information when discussing the
questions that follow:

                  Research Universities Key to State’s Economic Recovery
                                                               by Venky Narayahamuri
      America's research university system has long been the envy of the world. The
strength and excellence of its infrastructure has contributed enormously to America's
economic growth and improved quality of life.
      Its basic research efforts have advanced our knowledge base which in turn has
driven our technological progress over the last half century, and its educational
efforts have produced a strong American work force. But the world as we have
known it is undergoing major changes.
      With the end of the Cold War has come a dynamic shift in emphasis from
defense to civilian concerns. More and more the United States is competing in an
expanding global marketplace. This changing environment is posing many new
challenges and expectations for our institutions of higher education, including a great
fiscal impact, and it has caused universities to come under heightened public
scrutiny…
      We must show society that we can produce broad-based graduates who are able
to solve today's pressing national needs, among them environmental protection, better
health care, alternate means of transportation, industrial productivity, and improved
manufacturing processes.
      Universities can accomplish this goal by developing a holistic approach to
education through integrating education and research - the two are inseparable in my
mind - by fostering more effective partnerships with industry and government
agencies to better respond to strategic research opportunities, and by continuously
emphasizing quality and excellence in everything we do.
      Here is why America's research universities are its treasured institutions.
      Research universities attract the best and brightest faculty. Such faculty are
highly dedicated individuals who innovate and lead frontier research efforts, who
demonstrate excellence in teaching, and who show excellence in community service.
Who better to teach our students, engaging them in discovery, development and
application processes, and motivating them to aspire to greater achievements…
      …Research universities engage in creative multidisciplinary research projects,
further increasing the range and number of opportunities undergraduate and graduate
students have for supervised research.
      But it is not only students enrolled at the university who benefit from exposure
to first-rate research, working alongside world-class faculty. Research universities
also simulate and fire the imaginations of those in the educational pipeline -
America's K-12 students and their teachers…
      …As the deans of UCSB's College of Engineering, I am listening to
government, industry and the public, and I am hearing that they want to see in new
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