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Tufts Joins AAU
Tufts University has joined the Association of American Universities, the association announced Thursday. The addition brings membership of AAU which is composed of research-intensive universities to 66 institutions. Membership in AAU is by invitation only, and members must meet certain criteria as far as their research and educational profiles.
“Tufts University has long been one of our nation’s most distinguished universities, and we are very proud to welcome Tufts to AAU,” AAU president Barbara Snyder said in a press release. “AAU’s members are at the vanguard of scientific and educational excellence, and Tufts is an important addition to our ranks. We look forward to working with President [Anthony] Monaco and his team at Tufts as we advance the causes of higher education, scientific inquiry, and economic innovation.”
MARYHILL The owners of the Commercial Tavern in Maryhill, a staple in Ontario’s country music scene, are riding off into the sunset and closing the saloon’s doors for good after decades in business. They chalk the closure up to declining business along with the double-whammy of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions shuttering bars, restaurants and music venues for most of the past year. Prior to the pandemic, chances are if you walked through the doors at the Commercial Tavern, you would have heard that familiar country twang. The building has been a pillar in Maryhill since 1854, and this fall turns 167 years old.
“One thing that strikes you when you look at the summary the Biden folks put out is just the number of ways higher education serves in the recovery,” said Jon Fansmith, director of government relations at the American Council on Education. “It’s a pretty impressive commitment to higher education but I think it also demonstrates how inextricably linked colleges and universities are to the health of our economy.”
Fansmith said that he would have liked to see doubling of the value of federal Pell Grants in the proposal, as well as a bit more investment in four-year colleges and universities.
01 Apr 2021 | News
Biden unveils historic $325B research and innovation plan
Massive R&D proposal is part of US President’s ‘once in a generation’ $2.3T infrastructure plan – but opposition will be intense in Congress
US President Joe Biden.
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a massive $325 billion research, innovation and pandemic preparedness plan that, if signed into law, would see the country’s biggest increase in its federal non-defence R&D spending on record.
The spending is part of a sprawling $2.3 trillion infrastructure-investment proposal, called the American Jobs Plan, that would direct billions over eight years to initiatives such as charging stations for electric vehicles, boosting broadband coverage, eliminating lead water pipes and repairing ageing bridges. The main plan faces near-unanimous Republican opposition; but historically, science funding often gets broad, bipartisan support in Congress, so odds are that at least some of the R&D