External Resource
High-Profile Publishing in the Age of COVID-19: October 2020 Meeting
The document, authored by Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief of Science, outlines the journal's evolution and response during the COVID-19 crisis, emphasizing both its strengths and challenges in "high-profile publishing." Science maintained a leading position through robust research outputs, investigative reporting, and multimedia engagement, all while supported by an award-winning inte
Associations Oppose Cuts to NIH Budget
COGR joined with over 100 other organizations Monday on
April 30, 2015 - Abusive Litigation Practices of Patent Trolls
COGR and other higher education associations released a statement expressing the view that bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate, seeking to address abusive litigation practices of patent trolls while protecting the integrity of our patent system, was a substantial improvement over the pending House version (HR 9).
AAU, COGR PRAISE DOD MEMORANDUM, ISSUE REPORT ON RESTRICTIVE CLAUSES IN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CONTRACTS
The document announces the issuance of a memorandum by Undersecretary of Defense John J. Young, Jr., which affirms the Department of Defense’s policy to avoid restricting publication or dissemination of results from DOD-funded basic and applied research, except in cases where such research is classified or otherwise legally restricted. This policy clarification follows concerns highlighted in a ne
Joint Statement on Visa Problems Harming America's Scientific, Economic and Security Interests
Joint statement from twenty-five associations of higher education, science and engineering on new Visa procedures that may harm science, higher education and the nation.