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APLU Statement on President Biden’s FY2025 Budget Request
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities President Mark Becker today released the following statement on the Biden administration’s Fiscal Year 2025 President’s Budget Request. “The public university community applauds the administration’s strong proposed investments in the Pell Grant program, but investments in science and research fall well short of what are needed…
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APLU and Cornell University Announce Grants to UC Riverside and University of North Dakota to Support Indigenous Students Success
Washington, DC – In an effort to support indigenous student success, APLU and Cornell University today announced grants to UC Riverside and the University of North Dakota to support new and ongoing programs advancing success. The $10,000 grants are made possible through the generous support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. “We’re thrilled to support…
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APLU Releases Roadmap for Advancing Publicly Engaged Scholarship
Seattle, WA – Seeking to spur the acceleration of publicly engaged research to help tackle vexing challenges facing communities across the globe, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today released Modernizing Scholarship for the Public Good: An Action Framework for Public Research Universities. The report includes concrete actions public research universities can take…
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APLU Honors Three Institutions with Council on Research Awards
Washington, D.C. – Recognizing efforts to advance public impact research and promote diversity and inclusion in research, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today announced winners of its inaugural Council on Research (COR) Public Impact Research Award and Award for Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in University Research.
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APLU & University of Georgia Announce Fourth Cohort of Aspire Alliance’s Leadership Development Program for STEM Faculty from Underrepresented Backgrounds
Washington, DC – Addressing the national need to broaden diversity and increase inclusion in STEM fields and higher education leadership, the NSF INCLUDES Aspire Alliance announced the fourth cohort of fellows in its IAspire Leadership Academy. The academy is part of the Aspire Alliance’s Institutional Change Initiative, which the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities…
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APLU Applauds Confirmation of Prabhakar as OSTP Director
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities President Mark Becker today released the following statement on the Senate confirmation of Dr. Arati Prabhakar as Director of the White House Office of Science Technology.
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APLU Hails House Passage of U.S. Competitiveness Legislation
Washington, DC – APLU President Peter McPherson today issued the following statement on the House passage legislation to bolster U.S. competitiveness.
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APLU Hails Senate Passage of U.S. Competitiveness Legislation
Washington, DC – APLU President Peter McPherson today issued the following statement on Senate passage of the CHIPS Act.
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APLU Hails Passage of the America Competes Act
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today issued the following statement on the passage of the America Competes Act.
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APLU Report: Strengthening University-Industry Collaboration Vital to U.S. Competitive Edge in Innovation
Washington, D.C.— Drawing on in-depth interviews with university and industry leaders, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities today released a report outlining steps universities, industry, and policymakers can take to strengthen collaboration among higher education and industry to advance U.S. innovation and competitiveness.
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