Universities or project centers?

I was brought up to believe that the chief purpose of science departments in universities is to train more scientists. Since coming of age I have learned of two other jobs they are supposed to do. The other departments, and the university alumni, expect them to impart a modicum of scientific vocabulary to non‐science undergraduates, a task not easy and not trivial. In addition the science faculty, and their professional colleagues, consider basic scientific research to be an essential part of their assignment.

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