IRIS’ Jason Owen-Smith comments on colleges using data to prove their value
Billions of dollars given to research universities from federal grants show how economic impact can be measured and reported.
Science paper is in the news
There has been a lot of coverage of the Science paper, including the Washington Post and Nature magazine.
New study published in Science shows economic stimulus from research investments using IRIS Data
This first report out of work being done by IRIS illuminates the little understood way that federal and non-federal investments in research affect the economy through the movement of highly trained people.
IRIS Investigators wrestle with privacy problem
IRIS researcher, Julia Lane, discusses “the challenges and the enormous potential power of ‘administrative data’ — information collected during routine provision of services” in this September 2015 Nature article.
IRIS featured in Kauffman Foundation article
Recently, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) completed an interview with Kauffman Foundation Research Director E.J. Reedy and Jason Owen-Smith, of IRIS, to discuss the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science and modernizing data collection and release.