Letters

AAU, COGR comments to Dr. Franca R. Jones, Assistant Director—Chemical and Biological Countermeasures, Office of Science and Technology Policy, on the draft document "United States Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC)."

AAU responds to National Institutes of Health Notice Number: NOT-OD-13-045.

The following comments are on several tax provisions which are important to college students and their families.

Dr. David E. Shulenburger, comments on the White House Public Access Policy.

AAU comments on NIH working group proposals on chimpanzee research.

The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) executives urged President Obama to speak out against the across-the-board cuts imposed by sequestration stating these cuts will cause direct harm to the U.S. economy, our competitiveness and the college and university students who will become tomorrow’s innovation workers.

Organizations and institutions expressed concern about the impact of continued cuts, including sequestration, funding shortfalls in fiscal years 2013 and 2014, and the threat of additional cuts to offset the debt ceiling, on medical research supported by NIH, and the subsequent negative consequences for the health of all Americans.

AAU letter to President Obama and Congressional Leaders to repeal sequestration and to ensure that further deficit reduction focuses on the primary source of long-term spending growth, entitlement programs, and on tax reform that encourages economic growth and raises revenues. economic growth and raises revenues.

Memorandum to Senate Colleagues, from Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Budget Committee majority staff regarding where we stand heading toward upcoming budget cliffs and beginning work on a Senate budget resolution, January 24, 2012.

AAU President, Hunter R. Rawlings III, writes in support of legislation to remove restrictions on federal funding for firearms research.