[ucaetano]

Even if they're doing it on their own, it might be owned by the school if it is related to the work they're doing, just like any company.

[Keverw]

Interesting. I thought people went to college to learn, not to work for the school.

Do they get paid to do this sort of stuff too? I know I heard of people working in like the library to help pay down their loans. Just never really thought of colleges owning IP. So just a bit of a surprise to me.

[ucaetano]

Universities are research centers, not just schools.

Undergraduate students get scholarships for doing research, grad students do research as part of their studies and professors are usually researchers as well.

[jacquesm]

According to this article Universities are hedge funds with schools attached.

https://www.thenation.com/article/universities-are-becoming-...