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Investments in higher education and research are proven drivers of economic growth. They are vital for the development of new technologies, processes, and a workforce that will advance our national security, our energy self-sufficiency, and our citizens’ health.
Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | Department of Education | National Institutes of Health | National Science Foundation | Department of Energy | NASA | Department of Defense | National Endowment for the Humanities | LettersHowever, we strongly believe Congress can return after the election, as it has so often in the past, to complete the process.
Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | Agriculture & Food Research Initiative | NASA | National Institutes of Health | Department of Education | Department of Energy | National Science Foundation | FY17 | LettersA statement by Hunter Rawlings, President of AAU, on the omnibus appropriations and tax bills Congress will consider this week.
Federal Budget | National Science Foundation | FY16 | Agency Budgets | National Institutes of Health | Department of Defense | Department of Energy | NASA | Department of Education | National Endowment for the Humanities | Agriculture & Food Research Initiative | Fiscal Policy | Taxation & Finance | Endowments and Charitable Giving | Press ReleasesThe Coalition for Aerospace and Science, of which AAU is a member, wrote to Congress urging members to appropriate $21.7 billion in FY 2019 for NASA.
FY19 | NASA | LettersStatus of FY19 appropriations including the President’s FY19 Budget Request for AAU’s funding priorities at NASA including Science, Aeronautics, Space Technology and Education Mission Directorates.
FY19 | Appropriations Tables | Agency Budgets | Federal Budget | NASA | Fact SheetsAAU urges Congress to provide at least $6.53 billion for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in FY19.
Federal Budget | FY19 | NASA | Fact SheetsIn this blog post, AAU President Coleman explains the unique partnership between the federal government and American universities to perform research to strengthen national security, improve public health, and bolster economic competitiveness.
The Partnership | Mary Sue's DeskRebecca Blank, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Brad Schwartz, CEO of the biomedical Morgridge Institute for Research in Madison, wrote in support of basic science in this commentary published by The Hill.
The Partnership | The University of Wisconsin-Madison | Articles & Op-EdsEric S. Lander, the founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, is worried that no one seems to be arguing about what needs to be done to ensure America's position as the world's leader in science and technology.
The Partnership | Articles & Op-EdsMaria T. Zuber, vice president for research at M.I.T., writes that amid the turbulence in Washington, "It’s easy to miss the fact that part of what’s at stake is America’s dominance in science, engineering, and innovation."
The Partnership | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Articles & Op-Eds