Word: prosepects
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Dates: during 1981-1981
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...many forms of technology transfer not only benefit the economy but offer opportunities to the university for new sources of income... The dangers of technology transfer to the quality of academic science are equally clear. They are four in number. First of all, the prosepect of reaping financial rewards may subtly influence professors in choosing which problems they wish to investigate... The second concern is that professors may be diverted from any form of research (and teaching) in order to perform other tasks involved in the process of technological development... The third danger is the risk of introducing secrecy into...