UCSB Researchers Join Three NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes
THE SO WHAT
NSF pulling UCSB into three Quantum Leap institutes is another data point that quantum talent and funding are consolidating into a few national hubs. If your roadmap assumes easy access to quantum expertise, plan around these centers of gravity rather than trying to build from scratch locally.
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