There are three primary reasons to strengthen science and technology at U.Va.
Technology is the largest single cause of change in today's society.
Information technology is changing how business is conducted, the buying patterns of the American public, and our processes of democracy. Entire new fields have emerged, such as micro- and nanotechnology. Another emerging field is genomics, which promises to deliver improvements to our health but which also will raise a difficult set of moral and ethical questions. Yet, despite the prevalence of technology in the world today, students graduating from American universities are often technologically illiterate. This must change.