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Looking Beyond 125 Years: USDA & 1890 Universities Renew Memorandum of Understanding
One hundred twenty-five years after the signing of the second Morrill Act led to the creation of 19 historically black land-grant colleges and universities, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Council of 1890 Universities today renewed their memorandum of understanding for an additional five years. The MOU reaffirms, engages, and sustains the partnership between…
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Failure to Launch: APLU Statement on NASA Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017
Washington, DC – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today released the following statement regarding the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017. The House Science, Space and Technology Committee is marking up the bill today.
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Higher Education Association Statement on Introduction of PATENT Act
Washington, DC — The Association of American Universities, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, Association of American Medical Colleges, American Council on Education, Association of University Technology Managers, and Council on Governmental Relations today released the following statement on the introduction of the PATENT Act by Senators Grassley, Leahy, Cornyn, Schumer, Hatch, Klobuchar, and Lee.
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Higher Education Association Statement on Introduction of PATENT Act
Washington, DC — The Association of American Universities, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, Association of American Medical Colleges, American Council on Education, Association of University Technology Managers, and Council on Governmental Relations today released the following statement on the introduction of the PATENT Act by Senators Grassley, Leahy, Cornyn, Schumer, Hatch, Klobuchar, and Lee.
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New Report From APLU & Other Higher Ed Groups Finds University “Cluster” Hiring Can Be Effective for Increasing Faculty Diversity and Improving Campus Climate
A new report released by a group of three leading higher education organizations—the Coalition for Urban Serving Universities, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and the Association for American Medical Colleges, which have partnered as “Urban Universities for HEALTH”—finds that faculty “cluster” hiring, an emerging practice designed to expand interdisciplinary research, can also be…
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APLU & AAU Submit Comments to FAA & NTIA on Use of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The Association of American Universities (AAU) and APLU last week provided comments to two federal agencies regarding the use of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS).
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APLU Statement on 21st Century Cures Draft Bill
Washington, DC – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today released the following statement regarding the 21st Century Cures discussion draft.
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Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Announces Creation of Task Force on Laboratory Safety
APLU today announced it has formed the Task Force on Laboratory Safety, which will provide research universities with recommendations and guidance on the most appropriate strategies to enhance a culture of laboratory safety. The task force, which APLU created in coordination with the Association of American Universities (AAU), American Chemical Society (ACS), and Council on…
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Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ Statement on America COMPETES Act Reauthorization Proposal
Washington, DC – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today released the following statement regarding H.R. 1806, which would reauthorize the America COMPETES Act. The House Science, Space and Technology Committee is scheduled to mark-up the bill tomorrow.
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AAU & APLU Joint Statement on the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act
Washington, DC – The Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today released the following joint statement regarding the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act.
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