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Brainpower called key to prosperity – Area must invest in learning, innovation, economic study says

"Leadership in innovation is essential to U.S. prosperity and security," according to a recent report from the National Academy of Engineering, a U.S. government advisory body.

"A three-decade-long decline in the share of federal investment in research and development devoted to engineering, and a perceived erosion of basic long-term engineering research capability in U.S. industry and federal laboratories, have raised serious questions about the long-term health of engineering research in the United States."

By JOHN SCHMID
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