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Dear MIT Students,<br><br>
The United States' preeminence in science and innovation is no longer
assured in the future.<br><br>
<font color="#FF0000">Consider, for example, that only 4% of American
students study engineering, while in China, that figure is 40%.<br><br>
</font>Furthermore, the knowledge-based industries in Northern European
countries such as Scandinavia and Finland are advancing faster than our
own; and East Asian powers such as China, Taiwan, and Singapore pose
serious threats to our leadership in nanotechnology and bioinformatics,
among other crucial areas of research and inquiry.<br><br>
As concerned citizens and MIT students, we hereby propose the creation of
a task force on American science and innovation, which would identify
realistic ways for MIT to ensure America's continued leadership in
science and technology.<br><br>
We trust that all of you share our concern and commitment. If you would
like to help MIT pioneer this vital effort, please contact us <b>by no
later than 5pm on Thursday, October 20, 2005.</b> <br><br>
<font color="#0000FF">America's future in science and technology depends
on what we do now. <br><br>
</font>Sincerely,<br><br>
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Ali Wyne, <a href="mailto:awyne@mit.edu">awyne@mit.edu</a> (Class of
2008)<br>
Matt Zitzmann,
<a href="mailto:mattz@mit.edu">mattz</a><a href="mailto:mattz@mit.edu">@mit.edu</a>
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