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AAU Weekly Wrap-up, May 12, 2017
This edition of the Weekly Wrap-up recaps the coalition letter urging increased allocation for the Labor-HHS-Education funding bill, and a new infographic produced by AAU and APLU showing how tech transfer benefits society.
Federal Budget | Technology Transfer | Newsletters
Indicators of a Successful University Technology Transfer Office
In October 2014, the Association of American Universities (AAU) formed the AAU Technology Transfer Working Group with the task of reaffirming that the primary goal of university technology transfer operations is to advance the public interest.
Technology Transfer | Intellectual Property | Recommendation
Concept to Commercialization: The Best Universities for Technology Transfer
The Milken Institute today released a report ranking more than 200 U.S. universities for their ability to turn their research into products and startup companies. Seventeen AAU universities were ranked in the top 20 schools.
Technology Transfer | Intellectual Property | Reports
Associations Express Opposition to SBIR Set-aside
The undersigned scientific and professional societies, higher education associations, universities, and research institutions are writing to express their opposition to a provision in the Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act of 2016 (HR 4783) which would increase the SBIR set-aside from…
Technology Transfer | Innovation and Competitiveness | National Institutes of Health | Letters
Saving Public Higher Education, AAU President Mary Sue Coleman speech at the World Academic Summit
The current landscape is a ravaged one for America’s public universities and colleges.
Immigration | Affordability and Student Aid | Speech/Remarks
College Affordability Advocacy Document
The member institutions of AAU, share a commitment to the highest quality education possible and to make it affordable through a range of cost-savings measures, substantial institutional financial aid programs for low-and middle-income students, and creative use of technology.
Affordability and Student Aid | Fact Sheets
Looking More Closely at Student Debt
The following information on student debt is intended to provide context for the conversation about this important issue, particularly with respect to AAU institutions.
Student Loans | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Fact Sheets
University Associations Support Bipartisan STRONGER Patents Act
AAU thanks Representative Stivers (R-OH) and Bill Foster (D-IL) for introducing the STRONGER Patents Act, bipartisan legislation that would effectively crack down on abuses of the U.S. patent system while taking steps to improve that system.
Patents | Technology Transfer | Intellectual Property | Press Releases
AAU Sends Letter to Congressional Leaders Outlining Priorities for Research Competitiveness Measures
AAU President Barbara R. Snyder sent a letter to House and Senate leaders outlining priorities for several key provisions that Congress is discussing as part of the conference process for S. 1260, H.R. 2225, H.R. 3593, and other related measures.
Science & Security | National Science Foundation | Innovation and Competitiveness | Department of Energy | Technology Transfer | Letters
AAU Joins Letter Advocating for Repeal of Pell Grant Taxability in Reconciliation Package
On September 3, AAU joined nine other higher-education associations in sending a letter to House and Senate appropriators to urge them to repeal the taxability of Pell grants by incorporating the “Tax-Free Pell Grant Act” as part of their final FY2022 reconciliation agreement.
Taxation & Finance | Student Aid Tax Issues | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Letters