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APLU-AAU-ACE Send Letter to Appropriators on FY2015 302(b) Allocations
Click here to download a letter from the presidents of the American Council on Education (ACE), the Association of American Universities (AAU) and APLU that was recently sent to the U.S. Senate and House Appropriations leaders regarding the FY15 302 (b) allocations. The letter urges appropriations leaders to make research and higher education programs a […]
Chronicle: Budget Agreement Would Give NIH and Pell Grants a Boost
Chronicle of Higher Education January 14, 2014 By Kelly Field Washington Federal lawmakers reached agreement late Monday on a long-overdue spending bill for the 2014 fiscal year that would provide an additional $1-billion for the National Institutes of Health and raise the maximum Pell Grant by an estimated $85, to $5,730. The omnibus spending bill, […]
Chronicle: Budget Breakthrough May Mean Little for Battered Research Agencies
Chronicle of Higher Education January 6, 2014 By Paul Basken Federal science agencies, like most of the government, are expecting to learn by the middle of the month how much money they can spend. And there’s a good chance the amount will be more than it was last year. That, however, may be the extent […]
Budget Deal Reached
By the American Council on Education (ACE) December 13, 2013 Budget negotiators Tuesday announced a bipartisan deal to set spending levels for the federal government through fiscal year 2015 and partially replace sequestration cuts with other savings. The House last night approved the measure 332-94, sending the bill to the Senate for its expected final […]
McClatchy Washington Bureau: Unless D.C. finds alternative, N.C. faces new budget cuts
By Renee Schoof McClatchy Washington Bureau November 25, 2013 When Congress returns to Washington after Thanksgiving, budget negotiations will be getting down to the wire on a deal for next year’s federal spending. Without an agreement in December, North Carolina and the nation could be facing a second round of the automatic spending cuts […]
Rhinehardt Awarded Governor’s Award for Excellence in Outstanding Government Service
Kimrey Rhinehardt, vice president for federal relations for the UNC system, received the Governor’s award for excellence in outstanding government service on Tuesday, November 19. Rhinehardt was honored for her leadership in creating the UNC Partnership for National Security, an initiative to support the military service members, support national security and grow North Carolina’s defense […]
Crowdfunding to support UNCG Yellow Ribbon veterans
“The support I received from UNCG means the world to me. It’s something I will always have and am very grateful for.” -Thomas DiStefano, Veteran The UNCG 4 Vets campaign is an opportunity to say, “Thank you” to the service men and women who have given so much to our community, state and nation. Click […]
Inside Higher Ed: How Higher Ed Fits Into New Budget Talks
November 1, 2013 By Michael Stratford As Congress resumed negotiations on the federal budget this week, higher education advocates are once again pressing lawmakers to end automatic spending cuts, which they’ve said are devastating to scientific research. Representatives from both chambers and political parties gathered on Wednesday for the first formal budget talks since Congress reached […]
Post-Government Shutdown Information from UNC General Administration
By Melanie Baucom, UNC General Administration, Office of Federal Government Relations After 16 days of a partial government shutdown, Congress passed a temporary Continuing Resolution (CR) to re-open the government and extend the debt ceiling. The agreement is temporary and leaves unresolved full FY14 spending levels and whether automatic spending cuts, known as sequester, will […]
Defense Research Agency Hunts for Biotech Innovators
Kelvin Ma for The Chronicle Donald Ingber (right), a Harvard scientist supported by Darpa, looks over a prototype of his “organ on a chip” biometric cartridge. By Paul Basken Donald E. Ingber, a professor at Harvard University, has combined advanced electronics and biology to create a “lung on a chip,” a breakthrough device that could […]