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标 题: Scripps to be sold to USC?
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June 17, 2014
Scripps Merging With USC?
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Posted by Derek
This news broke last night: that USC might be acquiring Scripps. It all
looks to come down to tight federal money: that's where most of the funding
comes from, and institutions that rely on grants (and overhead from grants)
to survive are having to cut back. (There were, for example, a number of
layoffs earlier this year at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, for just that
reason).
As you can see from that story, I was called last night for comment about
this, and I have to say, I was very surprised (although maybe not as
surprised as the reporter was when I started quoting Tennyson). The loss of
several big names over the last few years has made it clear that there were
some difficulties inside Scripps, which made quite a contrast to the era
when they burst on the organic chemistry scene by making huge offers to a
number of star professors. But I couldn't think of another example where one
department more or less takes over another one, and I especially couldn't
think of anything happening at this level.
It doesn't look like a done deal yet, and even if it does go forward, how
things will work is unclear. (It's also unclear what this means for the
Scripps branch in Florida). More on this as it develops.
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