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Governor’s Task Force Embraces CUF’s Recommendations on Bolstering New York’s Innovation Economy

impact - December 2009

Governor’s Task Force Embraces CUF’s Recommendations on Bolstering New York’s Innovation Economy

The Center's Building New York City's Innovation Economy report found that while New York is home to several of the world's leading scientific research institutions, these universities and research centers have not become powerful catalysts for entrepreneurship and local economic development the way similar institutions have in several other regions. A state task force created by Governor Paterson and chaired by Cornell president David Skorton reached many of the same conclusions and embraced several of the report's recommendations.

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Community Colleges as a Pathway out of Poverty

Commentary/Op-Ed - November 2009

Community Colleges as a Pathway out of Poverty

In this guest commentary to Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, CUF's David Jason Fischer stresses the importance of boosting community college persistence and graduation rates, and notes several promising strategies toward this goal.

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Translating New York’s Science and Technology Assets Into Economic Activity

Testimony - October 2009

Translating New York’s Science and Technology Assets Into Economic Activity

At an October 9th hearing held by the Governor’s Task Force on Diversifying the New York State Economy through Industry-Higher Education Partnerships, CUF’s Jonathan Bowles testified about how to make New York’s pre-eminent scientific research institutions engines of entrepreneurship and economic growth.

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Will Low-Skilled Workers Benefit from Economic Recovery?

Commentary/Op-Ed - September 2009

Will Low-Skilled Workers Benefit from Economic Recovery?

In this commentary for The Huffington Post, CUF's David Jason Fischer and Brandon Roberts of the Working Poor Families Project sound the warning that low-skilled workers—already bearing the brunt of the recession—may find themselves left behind as an economic recovery takes hold.

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Building New York City’s Innovation Economy

Report - September 2009

Building New York City’s Innovation Economy

This report finds that New York City's leading universities and scientific research centers have not become catalysts for entrepreneurship and local economic development the way similar institutions have in other regions. It argues that this is a huge missed opportunity for New York, given the need to diversify the economy and create new engines of job growth. The study details why New York is falling short, showing that university leaders have not done enough to support start-up ventures.

The report is accompanied by the city's first-ever "Innovation Index," a package of 49 charts and graphs that show where New York stands compared to other cities and regions on a broad range of indicators measuring both existing science and technology assets and the city's level of success at commercializing these assets.

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New York’’s Human Capital Gaps

Event - August 2009

New York’’s Human Capital Gaps

This summer, CUF and the Community Service Society held two conferences about the city’s long-term human capital needs: one about the evolving needs of the city’s business community and the other about current skills gaps facing large segments of the city’s population. Speakers included Matthew Goldstein, Seth Pinsky, Herb Pardes, Kathy Wylde, Ester Fuchs, Saru Jayaraman and Lisette Nieves.

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