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AAU President Berdahl Testifies Before Fiscal Responsibility Commission

Ann Speicher — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:23:52 GMT

"AAU’s mission is to advance basic research and higher education, particularly graduate education. These are two critical areas of investment for America’s future, as they produce the ideas and people essential to innovation – the foundation of economic growth, improved health, and strengthened national and homeland security.."

Innovation Task Force Applauds Funding Increases for NSF, NIST

Juan Gonzalez — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:30:29 GMT

Dear Chairman Obey, Ranking Member Lewis, Chairman Mollohan, and Ranking Member Wolf: The Task Force on American Innovation – a coalition of major corporations, universities, and scientific societies – applauds the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) for the funding it provides in its FY11 bill for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) labs. We urge the full Appropriations Committee to provide allocations that match or exceed the Subcommittee levels for both agencies. We also urge the Committee and the full House to pass the CJS bill quickly so that it can be enacted before the beginning of the new fiscal year, thereby avoiding damaging dislocations in our nation’s research programs.

Associations Warn of Potential Consequences of Stem Cell Research Injunction

Barry Toiv — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:51:20 GMT

The judicial injunction blocking federally funded human embryonic stem cell research not only blocks potential life-saving research but also threatens to undermine the system of peer-reviewed science that has helped make America the unquestioned world leader in scientific discovery.

AAU Leaders Applaud Administration’s Planned Export Control Reforms

Barry Toiv — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:18:01 GMT

Statements by AAU President Robert M. Berdahl and Stanford University President John Hennessy in response to an announcement by the White House of its plans to reform the nation’s system of export controls.

Associations Respond to Injunction on Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Ann Speicher — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:25:26 GMT

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC AND LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES COUNCIL ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Barry Toiv August 27, 2010 202-408-7500, barry_toiv@aau.edu UNIVERSITY AND MEDICAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATIONS RESPOND TO INJUNCTION O

Associations Comment on Proposed Regulations on Gainful Employment

Ann Speicher — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:09:22 GMT

Higher education associations comment on proposed Department of Education regulations on occupation-specific training programs that prepare students for gainful employment.

AAU, APLU Urge Strong Funding for Research in FY12 Budget

Ann Speicher — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:55:59 GMT

AAU and APLU ask that the Administration's FY12 budget continue sustained growth for all federal basic research programs, retaining the targets to which the President has committed.

Coalition Supports Senate Action on Patent Reform

Sarah Lim — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:32:00 GMT

"The Managers’ Amendment to S. 515 will benefit our economy and help create jobs because there is a direct link between a healthy patent system, American innovation and economic growth. As demonstrated by the breadth of the support among Senators signing the letter, this is bipartisan legislation that will energize the economy without adding to the deficit. The Managers’ Amendment to S. 515 will benefit American inventors by making needed reforms to the patent system and strengthen the ability of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to fulfill its mission..

Senators Urge Floor Action on Patent Reform

Sarah Lim — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:35:36 GMT

The bipartisan Managers' Amendment to S. 515 released by the Judiciary Committee would speed the patent application process, reducing the three-year wait that inventors must endure before obtaining their patents and securing the funding needed to place new products on the market..

Vice President Biden, University Leaders Discuss Impact of Stimulus on Research and Innovation

Ann Speicher — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:30:03 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: September 21, 2010 Barry Toiv barry_toiv@aau.edu 202/898-7847 Paul Hassen phassen@aplu.org 202/478-6073 Sue Garman sgarman@qga.com 202/429-6885 Vice President Biden, University Leaders Discuss Impact of Stimulus on Research and Innovation Among American Recovery and Reinvestment Acts leg

Berdahl Announces Retirement as AAU President

Ann Speicher — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:22:57 GMT

Robert M. Berdahl announces he will retire as president of the Association of American Universities, effective May 1, 2011, when his current contract expires. He has served as president of the association of leading research universities since May, 2006.

AAU Comments on NRC Assessment of U.S. Doctoral Programs

Ann Speicher — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:40:24 GMT

Statement by Robert M. Berdahl, President of the Association of American Universities (AAU), on the public release of the National Research Council’s assessment of graduate education programs.

Revitalizing the Nation's Research Universities, Statement Submitted to NRC by AAU President Robert Berdahl

Ann Speicher — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:01:08 GMT

AAU provides a number of recommendations to the NRC panel studying the future of U.S. research universities.

AAU, APLU Urge Priority for Higher Education in FY12 Budget

Ann Speicher — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:39:57 GMT

AAU and APLU urge the Obama Administration to continue to make federal student aid and other federal higher education programs a priority for strategic investments in the FY12 budget.

Innovation Task Force Submits Statement to Fiscal Commission

Ann Speicher — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:47:47 GMT

The Task Force on American Innovation urges the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to recognize the importance to the nation's economy of continuing to make new investments in education, science, and technology even as the panel develops recommendations to reduce the federal deficit.

How DOE Science Helps U.S. Industry--A View from the Auto Industry

Ann Speicher — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:25:42 GMT

Power point presentation by Dr. Kathyrn Clay, Director of Research for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, on how Department of Energy-funded research is driving innovation in the auto industry.

R&D in the Semiconductor Industry: What Does the Future Hold?

Ann Speicher — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:27:35 GMT

Power point presentation by Dr. Bryan Rice, Director of Lithography, SEMATECH-Intel Corporation, at October 20 congressional briefing on how Department of energy-funded scientific research helps U.S. industry compete.

Technology-Driven Innovation in Plastics

Ann Speicher — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:29:36 GMT

Power point presentation by Dr. James Stevens, a corporate fellow in Core Research and Development at Dow Chemical Company, at an October 20 briefing on Capitol Hill about how Department of Energy-funded research is helping U.S. industry compete.

Innovation Task Force-TAP Letter Urges Senate Approval of America COMPETES Act Reauthorization

Ann Speicher — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:39:27 GMT

Under the auspices of the Task Force on American Innovation, 250 organizations write to Senate leaders urging passage of the America COMPETES Act reauthorization bill in time to have it signed into law before the end of this Congress, when the current law expires.

AAU and APLU Urge Completion of FY11 Appropriations Process

Ann Speicher — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:20:47 GMT

AAU and APLU Urge Congressional Leaders to Complete the FY11 appropriations process and to continue the bipartisan tradition of supporting basic research and federal student aid programs.

Coalition Urges Increased Energy Research Funding in FY11

Juan Gonzalez — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:40:45 GMT

Dear Chairman Obey and Ranking Member Lewis: As you continue your work on the fiscal year 2011 appropriations bills, the undersigned organizations of the Energy Sciences Coalition (ESC) write to express concerns about the funding level provided for the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science in the bill approved by the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and urge the committee to provide increased funding for the vital basic research it supports.

Presentations on Basic Research with a Purpose: How DOE Science Helps U.S. Industry Compete

Ann Speicher — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:05:31 GMT

http://www.researchcaucus.org/presentations/default.asp

CNSF Urges Appropriators to Provide $7.4 Billion for NSF in FY11

Juan Gonzalez — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:29:50 GMT

Dear Representatives Obey, Mollohan, Lewis, and Wolf: Thank you for your strong support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) over the years and thus far in the Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) budget process. As the FY11 appropriations are finalized, we the undersigned organizations urge you to maintain the $7.4 billion budget level supported by the House CJS Appropriations Subcommittee, the Senate Appropriations Committee and the President. This budget level demonstrates an extraordinary commitment to address America’s competitiveness by doubling the NSF budget over ten years, as authorized in the bipartisan 2007 America COMPETES Act and promoted by the President.

The Sustainability of the University Research Enterprise-Remarks by AAU President Robert Berdahl to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Ann Speicher — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:16:40 GMT

1 Remarks to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences on November 16, 2010, regarding the sustainability of the university research enterprise. The Academy is preparing a report titled: "ARISE II, The Impacts of Federal and Industry Funding of Science, Engineering, and Medicine on American Universities."

Regulatory and Financial Reform of Federal Research Policy

Ann Speicher — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:10:33 GMT

An AAU, APLU, and COGR report submitted to the National Research Council panel that is studying the future of the research university which lays out recommendations for reforming regulatory and compliance costs of university-based research.

Princeton University Submits Comments on Accreditation to NACIQI

Ann Speicher — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:29:27 GMT

Princeton University President Shirley Tilghman provides recommendations for improving accreditation of higher education institutions to the Department of Education's national advisory panel.