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APLU Statement on Senator Harkin’s Introduction of Bill to Reauthorize the Higher Education Act
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding the introduction of the revised Senate majority proposal to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA). Senate HELP Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) authored the bill.
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Public Universities & Veterinary Medical Colleges Groups Announce Creation of Task Force on Antibiotic Resistance in Production Agriculture
APLU and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) today announced the creation of the Task Force on Antibiotic Resistance in Production Agriculture.
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APLU Selects Four Public Research Institutions for 2014 Innovation and Economic Prosperity University Awards
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named the University of Houston, University of Massachusetts Boston, Georgia Institute of Technology and North Carolina State University recipients of its second annual Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) University Awards. The recognitions, which honor public universities actively engaged in and promoting regional economic development, were given…
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Florida State University Win APLU’s Second Annual MVP Project Degree Completion Awards
Awards Honor their Efforts Toward Increased Retention & Graduation
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Virginia Commonwealth University Wins C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is the 2014 recipient of the C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award. Presented by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, the university received a sculpture and a $20,000 prize during a special awards ceremony at the 127th APLU Annual Meeting underway in Orlando, Florida.
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APLU Announce Winners of the 1890 University Teaching, Research and Innovation Awards
APLU’s Council of 1890 Universities today named the 2014 recipients of the 1890 Teaching, Research and Innovation Awards. Now in its second year, the annual honor highlights exemplary achievements at 1890 land-grant institutions by recognizing advances in teaching, research and innovation on 1890 university campuses and encourages further advancement and development in areas of critical…
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APLU Creates Task Force on Tenure, Promotion, Technology Transfer
APLU has created a Task Force on Tenure, Promotion, and Technology Transfer (TPTT) that will focus on the appropriate consideration of technology transfer in faculty personnel decisions. (Note that the Task Force will work in parallel with the recently announced APLU Task Force on Managing University Intellectual Property.) After conducting a survey of current practices…
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Emily Auerbach and former Penn State Vice Provost W. Terrell Jones to Receive National Distinguished Service Award
Honor Comes from Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ Commission on Access, Diversity, and Excellence
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Cooperative Extension & USDA Award Top Honors in Extension Excellence and Diversity
Recognizing visionary leadership and diversity in educational programming, Cooperative Extension and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced that Robert Kallenbach from the University of Missouri will receive the 2014 Excellence in Extension Award and Cesar Asuaje from the University of Florida will receive the National Extension…
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APLU Creates Task Force on Managing University Intellectual Property
A new APLU task force on Managing University Intellectual Property began its work today by examining the purposes of university innovation, technology transfer, commercialization, and entrepreneurship, including a review of related materials and input from APLU members.
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