A core mission of public universities is to provide students from all different backgrounds with access to a high quality, affordable education, help those students obtain a degree, and ultimately work to ensure graduates are prepared for a lifetime of learning.
Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive & Diverse STEM Faculty
APLU and the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning at the University of Wisconsin are leading a NSF-funded collaborative effort to diversify STEM faculty and ensure all STEM faculty use inclusive teaching practices.
APLU promotes research and science policy issues important to member institutions such as increasing investments in research and bolstering support for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.
APLU developed a guide and toolkit on Public Impact Research to help universities focus and plan research directly impact the public and communicate about this critically important work publicly.
Modernizing Scholarship for the Public Good
APLU is providing universities guidance on aligning the necessary rhetorical support, policy, resources, and infrastructure to support faculty and staff who undertaking community engage scholarship and how to better communicate its impact.
Advancing Career Pathways for University Senior Research Officers
APLU, Alabama A&M University, NORDP, and ARIS will host an NSF-funded conference to determine how senior research leaders are produced, the barriers they face, and opportunities for universities and associations to diversify and expand the nation’s pool of senior research leadership.
Public Access to Research Data
Public access to data used in federally funded research in peer-reviewed journals is essential for rigorous science, discovery, and the reproducibility of research. Public universities are committed to sharing the results of their research whenever possible.
Guide to Implementing a Lab Safety Culture
APLU developed a guide and toolkit on Public Impact Research to help universities focus and plan research directly impact the public and communicate about this critically important work publicly.
Capital Infrastructure Investments at Colleges and Schools of Agriculture
APLU is providing universities guidance on aligning the necessary rhetorical support, policy, resources, and infrastructure to support faculty and staff who undertaking community engage scholarship and how to better communicate its impact.
Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance through Research & Education
APLU and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges galvanized a coalition of public research universities and veterinary schools to tackle
antimicrobial resistance. Iowa State hosts a National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education to advance this work.
APLU Award for Global Learning, Research, and Engagement
The APLU Award for Global Learning, Research, and Engagement recognizes a public university excelling in its efforts to drive an inclusive approach to global engagement, research, and learning and measuring the impact of these efforts.
APLU established the Challenge of Change commission to examine food security challenges and make recommendations on needed actions for public research universities to help meet global food needs by 2050. The commission’s action focuses on the challenges of food and nutrition security.
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