APLU In The News
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The Atlantic
The Irony of STEM Funding
The $1.5 trillion spending measure that just passed in Congress is particularly good news for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which will see its budget increase by $2 billion, or 6 percent, the largest increase in over a decade. In recent years, the agency, and the research universities across the country that receive significant…
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U.S. News & World Report
What’s Behind the Research Momentum?
“Over the past year or more there has been so much momentum building for support for NIH and a recognition that the agency has really been neglected in terms of funding for a long time,” says Jennifer Poulakidas, Vice President for Congressional and Governmental Affairs at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and co-president…
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Ag Wired
Farm Foundation to Hold Antimicrobial Stewardship Summit
Antimicrobial stewardship is of vital interest to the livestock industry. That’s why our friends at Farm Foundation will hold a free, national summit highlighting policy, education and economic issues surrounding the stewardship of antimicrobial drug use in food-producing animals Jan. 20-21, 2016, in Washington, D.C. A collaboration of Farm Foundation, NFP, the Association of Public…
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Florida Forward
Groundbreaking: USF Health & Downtown Tampa
Designated as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, the University of South Florida increased its total research expenditures from $459.4 million in FY 2013 to $488.6 million in FY 2014 – a 6.4 percent increase – although research funded by the federal government decreased 1.2 percent. Good…
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Reboot Illinois
Northern Illinois University a $900 Million/Year Economic Engine for Its Region
Higher education institutions contribute to a region’s economy in a variety of ways. In addition to being large employers, universities enhance the human capital required for the modern economy through the education of students, are important components of an innovative and entrepreneurial environment, and enhance quality of life through cultural, social, and community events.
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Chronicle of Higher Education
The Challenge of Restoring the ‘Public’ to ‘Public Higher Education’
Advocates for public colleges know a degree has value beyond increased wages for their graduates. Now they are trying to convince everyone else. How to make that argument is the theme here at the annual conference of higher-education lobbyists representing public two- and four-year colleges — members of the American Association of Community Colleges, the…
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Nebraska Ag Connection
Five Things You Should Know About USDA Climate Hubs
Last month, a memorandum of understanding was signed by USDA and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Cooperative Extension and Experiment Station sections to better equip farmers, communities and individuals with information and technology so they can best adapt to climate change and weather variability.
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Agri-View
Antibiotic-resistance plan launches
A strategy for addressing the use of antibiotics in food animal production has been recently launched by the Task Force on Antibiotic Resistance in Production Agriculture. The strategy includes preparing producers for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Guidance #213, which will require producers to obtain authorization from a licensed veterinarian to use antibiotics for…
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Huffington Post
Safe Campus Act Continues To Lose Support
Over the weekend, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities issued a legislative analysis explaining why it opposes the bill, noting it is “deeply troubled” by the restrictions blocking colleges from fully responding to sexual assault reports.
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Lawrence Journal-World
KU chancellor named chair of national Public and Land-grant Universities board
Kansas University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little has been elected as chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
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