Science link governor John Vincent sees Lock and Learn as tailor-made for such community-building.
Saying there was a "critical shortage" of professionals in math and the sciences, the governors wrote, "We must recognize that foreign talent has a role to play in our ability to keep companies located in our state and country".
At the University of Washington, Seattle, 2 years ago, 900 professors signed a protest letter to the governor (Science, 26 June 1998, p. 2019).
Stony Brook has already taken over the college's highly regarded marine sciences program, the governor has approved a $30 million allocation for the acquisition of the campus and the Southampton Town Board, trying to head off any sale to a real estate developer, imposed a temporary moratorium on construction there.
And through targeted initiatives that play to the Commonwealth's unique strengths, like his landmark 10-year, $1 billion program to promote the state's life sciences industry, the Governor has positioned the state as a global leader in biotech, bio pharmaceuticals and IT, and as a national leader in clean energy, including making Massachusetts home to the country's first offshore wind farm.
The one-half exception is Mitt Romney, who accepted the science when he was governor of Massachusetts and argued for reducing emissions.
The project ran out of money and was mocked as a "white Oliphant".After Sir Mark retired from science he was appointed governor of South Australia, his home state, in 1971.
I mean, here is the Texas governor rejecting the science of climate change while his own state is on fire — after the worst droughts on record have propelled wildfires to devour an area the size of Connecticut.
On many other science and education issues, the governor also tries to straddle the partisan divide.
"We need informed members of Congress, we need informed city mayors, we need governors who understand science and engineering," Dr. Athey said.
