UT chief defends research without immediate payoffs

Source: chron.com Posted By: Jason B...5017 days ago

The president of the University of Texas has defended research that might not have immediate commercial applications as the state faces lean budget times.

William Powers Jr., in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman, also says he supports small classes that generate less tuition and state funding than larger ones. Powers says the UT campus is “very attentive to this and very worried about it.”

Powers made the comments after UT System regents reconsidered the $200,000 a year special....

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