NACUBO on behalf of the AAU and six other associations sent a letter to the IRS in response to the implementation of the guidance issued for UBTI basketing in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and offer several specific recommendations in the implementation of this new provision under TCJA.
AAU, together with 28 other associations, sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Azar to express serious concerns with a reported proposal that seeks to limit the legal definition of sex to either female or male as determined by a person’s genitals at birth.
The Coalition for National Security Research, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to the Secretary of Defense and Director of the Office of Managment and Budget urging increases in the Defense S&T program.
"In an effort to begin to reach recommended funding levels, we urge you to include at least a 4
percent increase over enacted levels in the Defense S&T program including the defense basic
research programs in the FY 2020 budget request."
AAU President Mary Sue Coleman wrote to DHS Secretary Nielsen, applauding the reestablishment of the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council, and urged the secretary to renew AAU's membership on the council.
AAU President Mary Sue Coleman wrote to House and Senate leadership urging Congress to pass the unfinished FY19 appropriations bills or an omnibus appropriations bill before the continuing resolution expires December 7
President Mary Sue Coleman wrote to Education Secretary DeVos to ask she consider inviting the following individuals to serve on the department’s Accreditation and Innovation negotiated rulemaking committee: Dr. Wayne Jacobson of the University of Iowa, Dr. Janet Schreck and Dr. Stephen Gange of Johns Hopkins University, and Ms. Lichinia Beltré of Columbia University.
President Mary Sue Coleman wrote to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to express AAU's deep concerns with a proposal reportedly under consideration to limit the definition of an individual’s sex to either female or male as determined by a person’s genitals at birth.
The Association of American Universities, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and Council on Government Relations sent a joint letter to the House and Senate Agriculture Committee leadership urging them to include the Senate provisions regarding industrial hemp research in the final conference of the Farm Bill.
The Energy Sciences Coalition, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to Senators Murkowski and Cantwell, thanking them for their support of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act.
The Energy Sciences Coalition, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Johnson, thanking them for their support of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act.