UNIVERSITY RESEARCH: A SKEPTICAL PERSPECTIVE A. Michael Noll January 13, 2018 © Copyright 2017 AMN University research has skeptically made little contribution to the striking advances in communications technology of the last 50 or so years. This is hardly surprising, since most of the advances came from R&D at industrial facilities. The skeptical perspective in this piece is based on my early experience at an industrial research laboratory, in government, and later at a university. My conclusion is that university research is essential mostly for the education and training of students, who then graduate and conduct meaningful research for industry. […]