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AAUniversities

  1. International graduates in U.S. return to home countries; U.S. #visa policies cause "self-inflicted #economic wounds"; nytimes.com/2012/05/23/us/…
  2. The National #Science Board has new leadership; #NSF; nsf.gov/news/news_summ…
  3. In #England (as in USA), #investment in #university #research, #innovation, yields high returns; universityworldnews.com/article.php?st…
  4. Is USA giving up #leadership role in physics? #innovation; #research; #science; #budget; #physics; #NSF; #NYTimes; nytimes.com/2012/05/22/sci…
  5. Paralyzed woman commands #robot arm by thought, thanks in part to #research funded by #NIH; #innovation; #health; washingtonpost.com/national/healt…
  6. U. #Wisconsin - #Milwaukee #physicist: Investing in #science boosts #economy; #research; @UWM; jsonline.com/news/opinion/i…
  7. Tom Friedman in NYTimes: Investments in #HigherEd, #research, high-skill #immigration are America's Golden Goose; nytimes.com/2012/05/20/opi…
  8. The AAU Weekly Wrap-up is online: #budget; #Defense #research; #NIH funding; #competitiveness; #STEM #immigration; aau.edu/WorkArea/Downl…
  9. Senate hearing on federal government #language capabilities set for May 21; #diplomacy; #nationalsecurity; #education; hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/…
  10. Global competition threatens US #biomedical leadership – new UMR, @ITIFdc report; #research; #science; #innovation; bit.ly/IZACk0
  11. MT @APLU_GovAffairs: Norm Ornstein in @RollCall: Cutting #NSF #research is eating seed corn; #PoliSci; #peerreview; rollcall.com/issues/57_136/…
  12. Congratulations to L. Rafael Reif on his election as President of MIT; @MITnews; web.mit.edu/newsoffice/201…
  13. Thanks also to Ranking Member Rep. @ChakaFattah for strong support of #NSF #research & #education and #NASA #science; aau.edu/WorkArea/Downl…
  14. Thanks to Chairman Frank Wolf for strong support of #NSF #research and #STEMed, and #NASA #science; @RepWolfPress; aau.edu/WorkArea/Downl…
  15. Major report coming June 14: #Research #Universities and the #Future of #America; @NASciences; #innovation; #highered; sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/bhew/resea…
  16. Strengthening #science globally by raising international standards for merit review; #NSF; #peerreview; #research; whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/05/1…
  17. Editorial in @DispatchAlerts: #biomedical #research can be a source of economic growth, #jobs, for #Ohio; dispatch.com/content/storie…
  18. The AAU Weekly Wrap-up is online: #NSF, #NASA #FY13 funding; #politicalscience #research; #budget; #studentloans; aau.edu/WorkArea/Downl…
  19. In #Massachusetts, increased #investment in #HigherEd would produce #jobs, #revenues, #economic growth; #Boston Herald; news.bostonherald.com/news/politics/…