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UT is great but there is no equivalent to Berkeley and Stanford, let alone UCSF, UCSC, and the state schools within a 50 mile radius of anywhere in Texas. With
by prpl 6y ago
UT is great but there is no equivalent to Berkeley and Stanford, let alone UCSF, UCSC, and the state schools within a 50 mile radius of anywhere in Texas.
Without that reliable feedstock you aren’t going to become the next silicon valley.
Now, if Boston’s weather improves due to global warming...
- geebee 6y agoI think you are underestimating University of Texas at Austin as a research powerhouse, particularly in engineering. It's not quite Berkeley or Stanford, but I absolutely would put it on a part with anything just outside that very top tier (certainly equivalent to UCSD or USC, which are very influential research universities). That said, I do agree with the general thrust of your argument - California has a silly number of top research universities overall and in engineering (Berkeley, Stanford, UCSF, UCSD, USC, UCLA, Cal Tech... and many of the universities in CA I haven't mentioned would be considered a tremendous asset to any region trying to build a tech center). California does have a tremendous lead here.