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A federal crackdown on professors is costing the U.S. intellectual firepower.
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The Big Story
Wed. Mar 18, 2020
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A federal crackdown on professors’ undisclosed outside activities is achieving what China has long struggled to do: spur Chinese scientists to return home. In this crisis, it’s costing the U.S. intellectual firepower.
by David Armstrong, Annie Waldman and Daniel Golden
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