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Building an Academic Arsenal

December 9, 2025
Building an Academic Arsenal
Cogs of War

Cogs of War

Building an Academic Arsenal

Building an Academic Arsenal

John Beieler, John P. Sawyer, and Ryan Evans
December 9, 2025
Since World War II, America’s universities have been part of the nation’s arsenal, forging the ideas, technology, and talent that underpin national defense. That engine of innovation never stopped running. John Beieler and John Paul Sawyer of the University of Maryland join Ryan to talk about the power of public–private partnerships in defense tech, quantum science, and AI, and how that work keeps American innovation humming just outside Washington.

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