by The Beaver Caucus | Feb 1, 2016 | Issue
Since 2007, the University Venture Development Fund (UVDF) has helped to convert the research conducted at Oregon’s public universities into new businesses while providing student experiential education. Over the last six years universities have raised nearly $8...
by The Beaver Caucus | Jan 1, 2016 | Issue
When the Oregon State Legislature passed the bill that gave Oregon’s public universities the ability to govern themselves through independent boards of directors, it included a provision that enabled universities to invest their funds in stocks. The intention was to...
by The Beaver Caucus | Jan 1, 2016 | Issue
In 2005, the Oregon State Legislature passed an innovative bill to create seed funding for university-based discoveries that have commercial applications. It’s a way of using the tremendous intellectual property developed at Oregon’s public universities to benefit all...
by The Beaver Caucus | Jan 1, 2016 | Issue
Nearly 10 years ago, the Oregon State Legislature began divesting from higher education. The recession that took so much funding away from state government services was Until last year, Oregon had seen a significant divestment in higher education since the 2007...
