A bump for the Minnesota Science Park

I’ve been referred to this piece in MedCity News, which discusses the Association of University Research Parks’ decision to meet next month at the U’s Med school — a decision that bodes well for plans for the $750 million Minnesota Science Park next to the U.

An article snippet that startled me:

Of the top ten largest research parks in the world, only one’,The Research Triangle Park in North Carolina,’is located within the United States, the group says.

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Alex Friedrich

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Alex Friedrich reports on higher education issues for MPR News. Among the stories he has covered: the fall of the Berlin Wall, aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, 2003 Moscow suicide bombing and 2004 presidential elections in the Republic of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s in European political economy from the London School of Economics.