false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183096005m/1377949.jpg 1377949 1 <div><div>In recent years the news media have been awash in stories about increasingly close ties between college campuses and multimillion-dollar corporations. Our nation&#8217;s universities, the story goes, reap enormous windfalls patenting products of scientific research that have been primarily funded by taxpayers. Meanwhile, hoping for new streams of revenue from their innovations, the same universities are allowing their research&#8212;and their very principles&#8212;to become compromised by quests for profit. But is that really the case? Is money really hopelessly corrupting science?<br><br>With <i>Science for Sale</i>, acclaimed journalist Daniel S. Greenberg reveals that campus capitalism is more complicated&#8212;and less profitable&#8212;than media reports would suggest. While universities seek out corporate funding, news stories rarely note that those industry dollars are dwarfed by government support and other funds. Also, while many universities have set up technology transfer offices to pursue profits through patents, many of those offices have been financial busts. Meanwhile, science is showing signs of providing its own solutions, as highly publicized misdeeds in pursuit of profits have provoked promising countermeasures within the field. <br><br>But just because the threat is overhyped, Greenberg argues, doesn&#8217;t mean that there&#8217;s no danger. From research that has shifted overseas so corporations can avoid regulations to conflicts of interest in scientific publishing, the temptations of money will always be a threat, and they can only be countered through the vigilance of scientists, the press, and the public. <br><br>Based on extensive, candid interviews with scientists and administrators, <i>Science for Sale </i>will be indispensable to anyone who cares about the future of scientific research.</div></div> 1367883 1 10 2007 Science for Sale: The Perils, Rewards, and Delusions of Campus Capitalism total:4|5:4| 4 20 15 1 5 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 02 17:14:11 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 17 22:20:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 18 08:13:44 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 08:13:44 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jul 15 10:59:34 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 18:16:12 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 10:59:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 04 08:54:07 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 08:54:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 11 10:11:25 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 12 07:47:18 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri May 23 06:53:46 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 06:53:46 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed May 07 07:41:32 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 07:41:32 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 13:49:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 10:28:14 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Mar 30 13:39:02 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 13:39:08 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Feb 22 09:31:58 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 09:32:03 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Dec 15 10:35:26 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 10:35:31 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Tue Dec 11 11:45:54 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 11 11:45:54 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Mon Dec 10 15:28:02 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 10 15:28:06 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Mon Jul 30 11:12:10 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 11:12:10 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Fri Jul 27 12:23:33 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 12:23:34 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1377949