Transforming the Michigan Economy

Presidents of the three universities that make up the University Research Corridor (URC) consortium put some big brains together to fix Michigan’s economy. The URC presidents: U-M President Mary Sue Coleman, Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid and MSU President Lou Anna Simon.

On October 15-16 they hosted a conference called "The Role of Engaged Universities in Economic Transformation,” which gathered  leaders from academia, business, government and think tanks to explore ways they can best work together to transform and revitalize the state and devise the next steps they can take to speed of the development of Michigan's knowledge-based economy. Below are links to the conference home page and noteworthy presentations that have been posted.

Role of Engaged Universities in Economic Transformation

Stephen R. Forrest, Vice President for Research, University of Michigan
Talk: "Transforming from a Manufacturing to a Knowledge Economy"

Charles W. Vest, President, National Academy of Engineering
Talk: "Rising Above the Gathering Storm of Global Competition - Building an Agenda for America and Michigan"

Vivek Wadhwa, Wertheim Fellow, Harvard Law School; Executive in Residence, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
Talk: "Globalization: Are we fixing the right problems?"