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Poll: MA Voters Oppose Legislative Proposals to Change Tax Rebate Law
/in Economic Opportunity, Featured, Press Releases, Press Releases: Economic Opportunity /by Editorial StaffA strong majority of registered Massachusetts voters oppose a plan recently announced by state legislative leaders that would change the way tax rebates are distributed in Massachusetts under a state law approved by voters in 1986, according to a new poll sponsored by Pioneer Institute and the Massachusetts High Technology Council.
UK’s Laura Thompson on Agatha Christie, Queen of Crime Mystery
/in Featured, Podcast /by Editorial StaffIn this week’s episode of The Learning Curve, guest co-hosts Mariam Memarsadeghi and Mary Connaughton interview Laura Thompson, author of “Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life.” Ms. Thompson discusses into Agatha Christie’s life, her iconic characters, and her impact on the mystery genre, including adaptations of her works in film and theater, as well as her mysterious 1926 disappearance. The interview concludes with a reading from Thompson’s biography of Agatha Christie.
Ruining Research Rewards: Price Controls Come for University Patents and Products
/in Featured, News, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffJoe Selvaggi talks with Pioneer Institute Senior Fellow Dr. Bill Smith about the benefit of the Bayh-Dole Act’s protection of intellectual property rights for university research patents and the risk posed to the nation and the local economy from recent efforts to consider price controls on products developed from patented discoveries.
Virtual Policy Briefing: Exploring the Intersection of Vocational-Technical Education and the Life Sciences Sector
/in Featured, News /by Editorial StaffMassachusetts is the nation’s leader in vocational-technical schooling and home to the most dynamic life sciences sector in America. We invite you to join us for a webinar on the nexus between the Bay State’s educational, life science, and competitive human capital needs in the 21st-century global economy.
University Science Research Is Under Threat
/in Blog, Featured, Life Sciences, Life Sciences, News, Pioneer Research /by William SmithThe Biden administration’s formation of a working group to “develop a framework for the implementation of the march-in provision of the Bayh-Dole Act” could have serious adverse consequences for university research and biopharmaceutical innovation. It represents a particularly dangerous threat to the thriving life sciences cluster in Greater Boston.