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Funding the next field season

New federal support gives Waterloo researchers more room to move from question to experiment.

Reported by University of Waterloo newsroom

Conrad School professors receive federal funding to advance research on global business and innovation
EntrepreneurshipConrad School professors receive federal funding to advance research on global business and innovationPhoto: University of Waterloo / original source page

Conrad School professors received federal funding to advance research connected to entrepreneurship and innovation.

Funding is the bridge between an intriguing question and the patient summer work of testing it: interviews, prototypes, field notes and the next careful revision.

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  1. Original reporting · uwaterloo.ca
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