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APLU Urges Congress to Take Swift Action to Protect DACA Participants
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today sent the following letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) expressing strong support for swift congressional action that would, at a minimum,…
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APLU Statement on House Subcommittee’s Passage of FY18 Labor-HHS Bill
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies’ passage of its Fiscal Year 2018 bill.
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University Associations Express Support for STRONGER Patents Act
Washington, DC – The Association of American Universities, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, Association of University Technology Managers, and Council on Governmental Relations today released the following statement regarding the introduction of the STRONGER Patents Act in the U.S. Senate.
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Senior University, Government, Business Leaders, & Researchers Launch New Comprehensive, Coordinated Effort to Solve Complex U.S. and Global Food & Nutrition Security Challenges
Washington, DC – Facing a vast array of food and nutrition security problems in the U.S. and abroad that pose significant humanitarian, environmental, and national security risks, a commission of prominent researchers and leaders from public universities, government, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector today announced a comprehensive, coordinated effort to solve these challenges.
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Key Business, Science, and University Leaders Report Some Progress, But Much More Needs to be Done On Innovation
Washington, DC – Following up on their call for Congress and the president to enact critical measures to ensure the United States maintains its role as global innovation leader, the organizers of a coalition of more than 500 businesses, scientific organizations, and universities in all 50 states today issued a progress report that charges Congress…
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APLU Calls on Congress to Pass FY2017 Appropriations with Previously Approved Increased Investments in Research & Higher Education; Urges House & Senate to Oppose Administration’s Proposed Cuts
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement urging Congress to complete the Fiscal Year 2017 appropriations bills with increased support for research and higher education.
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APLU President McPherson Testifies on Capitol Hill in Support of Year-Round Pell Grants, Increased Investments in NIH Research
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today testified on Capitol Hill as a public witness before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. McPherson urged the panel to approve funding that would restore the year-round Pell grant program and increase investments…
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APLU Statement on Trump Administration’s New Executive Order Temporarily Banning New Visas for Citizens of Six Countries
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding President Trump’s new executive order that temporarily prohibits the issuing of new visas to citizens of six countries.
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APLU Statement on Trump Administration’s New Order Temporarily Banning Citizens of Seven Countries from Entering U.S.
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding President Trump’s executive order that temporarily bans citizens of seven countries from entering the U.S.
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APLU Statement on Passage of Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today issued the following statement regarding the passage of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act.
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