Obama Calls on University Research to Help Create Manufacturing Jobs

With the nation’s economic concerns mounting, President Obama is again turning to its research universities for help.

In a speech Friday morning at Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, the president announced a $500-million endeavor through which universities and companies will be asked to develop innovations in manufacturing with the goal of expanding domestic employment.

Paul Basken

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