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Article: Europe Fights Brain Drain of Scientists Leaving for United States.
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- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Article date:
- October 20, 2003
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Byline: Michael Woods
Oct. 20--BARCELONA, Spain--The United States sucks in people and products from the rest of the world like a swirling drain. But while other nations love to sell their wares to affluent Americans, they do not enjoy losing to the United States one of their most valuable resources: scientific brainpower.
U.S. companies and educational institutions, such as Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, are chock full of notable scientists who were born overseas and moved to America. Their creativity helps keep the United States No. 1 in science, medicine and technological innovation.
Poor countries are hurt ...