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How do we protect the nation’s research from getting into the wrong hands? When should a potential conflict of interest be disclosed? How can universities foster international collaboration while protecting their intellectual property?
All of these timely questions were raised at the Research Security Virtual Symposium, hosted by the University of California, in close collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in late January.
“We cannot meet 21st-century security challenges in isolation,” UC President Michael V. Drake said during the symposium’s opening remarks. “With research universities, federal agencies, law enforcement and industry associations working together, we can best position ourselves to protect our research and core principles of academic freedom while advancing scientific and technological discoveries.”