The following letter includes collective collective comments on the Proposed Principles for Federal Support for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education and Training in Science and Engineering developed by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) (published in the Federal Register, November 16, 2005 (vol. 70, no. 220, pp. 69563-69565)).
We write to thank you for the department's response to date the needs of international students, scholars, exchange visitors, and schools affected by Hurricane Katrina, and to suggest further actions that we believe are urgent.
Letter to Chris B. Pascal, J.D., Director, Office of Research Integrity, Re: Public Health Service Po
licies on Research Misconduct
Congressional letter urging change in federal stem cell research policy.
AAU letter supporting NAS development of voluntary guidelines for stem cell research.
On behalf of the undersigned organizations and the approximately 2,000 colleges and universities around the country they represent, we submit these comments on the interim rule to restrict waivers of personal appearance for non-immigrant visa applicants (published July 7, 2003, in the "Federal Register"), effective August 1, 2003.
The American higher education community is keenly interested in and aware of visa issues, especially as they relate to delays in the visa system.
I write to inform you of our significant concerns related to our nation's visa system and request additional funding be included in the FY2004 Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Appropriations bill for the State Department to facilitate the implementation of new visa policies.
On behalf of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), we write to commend you and the National Science Board (NSB) Task Force on National Workforce Policies for Science and Engineering (S&E) for the draft report that was released for public comment on May 22, 2003. The draft report lays the foundation for a constructive and critically important discussion about the role of the federal government in helping understand and then to develop and implement policies to meet our nation’s current and future S&E workforce needs.
Current policies are hampering the ability of the world's best and brightest international students, scholars, and researchers to study and work in our country and to contribute to our nation's science and technology enterprise, economy, and security.