Other Data & Access Issues

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Association of American Universities (AAU), and COGR express strong support for the NIH's plan to enhance the findability and transparency of research through the use of standardized metadata and persistent identifiers (PIDs) such as ORCID, DOI, and ROR. While endorsing the plan's goals, they rec

The joint letter from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) responds to the NIH Draft Public Access Policy, expressing general support for the policy’s objective of maximizing public access to NIH-funded research. The organizations no

COGR submitted a formal response to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding proposed post-award reporting requirements for Data Management and Sharing Plans within the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR). COGR’s comments primarily focus on section C.5.c of the RPPR, offering targeted suggestions to enhance the clarity, utility, and efficiency of the data collection process. Speci

The collective comments submitted by the American Council on Education (ACE), Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), COGR, and EDUCAUSE address the Department of Defense’s proposed updates to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program. The associations commend the DoD for recognizing that fundamental research general…

The letter, jointly submitted by the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), provides detailed input in response to an NIH workshop on technology transfer and the transformation of research discoveries into commercial products. Representing a broad consortium of leading research universities and affiliated institutions, the authors emphasize the

The letter, submitted by COGR and other higher education associations, expresses strong support for the continued redesign, expansion, and harmonization of the iEdison invention reporting system across all federal agencies, as outlined in OMB Control No. 0693-0090. The associations highlight the benefits of uniform reporting requirements under the Bayh-Dole Act, including reduced compliance burden

The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), representing over 200 research universities and affiliated institutions in the United States, submitted formal comments to the NIH concerning the recently updated policy guidance on subaward/consortium written agreements, specifically the provision requiring foreign subrecipients to provide prime recipients with all lab notebooks, data, and documentati

The document is a joint statement issued on March 3, 2022, by a broad coalition of higher education associations and organizations representing diverse American colleges and universities. It emphasizes the centrality of free and open academic inquiry, debate, and civil discourse to the vitality of democracy and national well-being. The statement expresses concern over the growing trend of politica

The document comprises a formal letter and accompanying legal memorandum from a coalition of leading higher education associations, addressed to Secretary Betsy DeVos in response to the Department of Education’s January 2020 proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on free inquiry and the rights of student organizations. The signatories express general support for the promotion of free speech and academic freed

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