New Leaders for MIT and BU Herald Fresh Era in Boston

摘要

This city and environs are flush with 5000 life scientists, $1.5 billion in National Institutes of Health funding, and dozens of pharmaceutical giants and small biotechnology firms. At the core of what attracts the people, funding, and business to this region is its wealth of universities. Two former bench scientists are now at the helms of two of the largest and most prestigious schools, and they are revving up their univer-sities' research engines to break down the walls between biology and other disciplines. They also are quietly advocating a social agenda designed to make their campuses more hospitable to women scientists and engineers—and more competitive in netting the best brains in a tough market.