The National University System was established in 2001 to meet the emerging challenges and demands of education in the 21st century. The System is uniquely aligned to connect a diverse population of students to a network of innovative educational programs that are relevant to their lives, careers, and the marketplace and are delivered in a format that respects competing life priorities.
Roger Showley, U-T SAN DIEGO
Friday, April 5, 2013
Kelly Cunningham, National University System
Answer: YES
San Diego’s cluster of world-class research institutes attracts top-level researchers, scientists and engineers from around the world. National University System Institute for Policy Research in conjunction with CONNECT’s Innovation Report finds San Diego has the nation’s third largest biotech/biomed industry, with more than 30,000 workers. In addition to 600 life-sciences/biomedical companies operating in the county, San Diego has more than 3,000 information-technology, wireless and software companies, 50 mobile health/genomics, and 75 bioinformatics operations. The region already generates more than $1 billion per year in life-sciences research. San Diego is well equipped to conduct and benefit from brain-mapping research.
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