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In the following Q&A we explore the captivating journey of Yunqiu Kelly Luo, PhD, as she shares insights into her quantum research, international collaborations, and the unique challenges faced by immigrant researchers in the dynamic landscape of academia.
Immigration | Innovation and Competitiveness | University of Southern California | The Ohio State University | University of California, Santa Barbara | Immigrant SpotlightVanderbilt University expands Opportunity Vanderbilt, offering full-tuition scholarships to admitted students from families with annual incomes of $150,000 or less.
Affordability and Student Aid | Vanderbilt UniversityAAU submitted a letter to House leadership regarding H.R.. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, expressing a strong opposition to the offset included in the bill that would harm some institutions of higher education.
Higher Education Regulation | Higher Education Legislation | Student Aid Tax Issues | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | LettersThis Immigrant Spotlight explores University of Notre Dame's Krupali Uplekar Krusche's path through the U.S. immigration system to becoming a successful researcher, the projects she's now leading, and her groundbreaking work in digital documentation and climate change mitigation.
Immigration | University of Notre Dame | Immigrant SpotlightWhile AAU would have liked to have seen an increase in NIH funding in FY24, we are pleased that Congress will soon be able to avoid a year-long continuing resolution which will ensure that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) can continue to fund new promising research projects.
Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | National Institutes of Health | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Press ReleasesAAU, ACE, and 17 higher education associations sent a comment letter in response to the Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification RFI on the inclusion of STEM occupations in Schedule A of the permanent labor certification process.
Immigration | LettersThe Double Pell Alliance, of which AAU is a Steering Committee Member, sent a letter to congressional appropriation leaders urging them to double the maximum Pell Grant Award to $13,000.
Higher Education Legislation | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | LettersAAU, APLU, and six other higher education and industry partners submitted a joint letter to USCIS Director Jaddou, requesting clarification on revisions to the USCIS Policy Manual O-1A pathway for STEM experts as noted in President Biden's Executive Order 14110.
Immigration | LettersAAU, ACE, and 18 other higher education associations submitted a letter to the Department of State requesting that they act promptly to address delays with processing F-1 and J-1 visa applications at U.S. consulates in India, as well as other countries where a surge in applications is expected.
Immigration | LettersA new report from the National Academies finds that the United States, unlike other nations that run programs to recruit foreign talent, “does not have a whole-of-government STEM strategy” to help recruit foreign-born students and scientists or retain the talent we already have.
Immigration | Leading Research Universities Report