This report provides an overview of the budget reconciliation process, discusses its historical development, and explains the process in sections dealing with the underlying authorities, reconciliation directives in budget resolutions, initial consideration of reconciliation measures in the House and Senate, resolving House-Senate differences on reconciliation measures, and presidential approval or disapproval of such measures.
"Tapping America’s Potential: The Education for Innovation Initiative"; Goal: Double the number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduates by 2015.
In late 2001, the Association of American Universities established the Task Force on the Role and Status of the Humanities. AAU believed that its member institutions would benefit from a survey of trends and issues related to the humanities at major research universities and a sharing of successful practices.
A AAU-COGR task force report "Restrictions on Research Awards: Troublesome Clauses"
Research universities are concerned about financial conflict of interest because it strikes to the heart of the integrity of the institution and the public’s confidence in that integrity.
About three-quarters of the $15 billion in federal funding supports the direct costs of conducting research.
The Task Force examined reports, and reviewed recommendations for improvement that have been made by various parties.
The Association of American Universities formed the Committee on Graduate Education to evaluate the conduct of graduate education on its member campuses. The Committee examined the institutional perspectives on graduate education, surveyed its institutions about their graduate programs, and
Postdoctoral appointments provide recent Ph.D. recipients with an opportunity to develop further the research skills acquired in their programs or to learn new research techniques.
The following report provides the results of our expanded analysis of the cost of research among selected industry, university, and federal laboratory participants.