technology transfer has moved from a contested and peripheral activity among America's research universities to an accepted, indeed valued, part of core missions in the span of about 15 years. The change has been accompanied by pronouncements by university presidents and boards of trustees,...

American universities are experimenting with new mechanisms for promoting the commercialization of academic research and generating revenue from university intellectual property. This paper discusses mechanisms available to universities in managing the commercialization of intellectual property,...

The Cooperative Extension Service, although widely cited as an exemplary technology transfer system for its documented contributions to increases in agricultural productivity, is confronting a number of challenges. Recent presidential budgets propose a narrowing of federal responsibilities for...