NIH Releases Agency-Wide Strategic Plan
In response to calls from Congress, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released its first agency-wide strategic plan.
View ArticleNIH to End All Chimpanzee Research
NIH Director Francis Collins announced a plan to retire all NIH-owned chimpanzees.
View ArticleUPDATE: Antibody producer settles USDA case, relinquishes AWA credentials
On May 19, 2016, antibody producer Santa Cruz Biotechnology (SCBT), Inc. reached an agreement with the USDA to resolve allegations of numerous Animal Welfare Act (AWA) violations.
View ArticleAPS Responds to NIGMS RFI on Strategies for Modernizing Biomedical Graduate...
In response to an NIGMS RFI on Modernizing Biomedical Graduate Education, the APS Science Policy and Education Committees jointly developed a response that emphasized the need for students to develop a...
View ArticleFASEB Launches Model Organism Database
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) has created an online tool to help researchers find suppliers of organisms ranging from algae to mice, fruit flies, and maize.
View ArticleAPS Reaffirms Core Values
At this time of great challenges, the APS reaffirms its commitment to its core values
View ArticleMax Planck Society Issues White Paper on Animal Research
On January 12, 2017, the Max Planck Society (MPS) in Germany published a white paper on the use of animals in basic research. MPS is a non-profit research organization made up of 83 Max Planck...
View ArticleNIH Announces Policy to Limit Grant Support
On May 2, 2017, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Deputy Director Lawrence Tabak announced that NIH will phase in a new policy limiting the amount of grant support going to any single investigator.
View ArticleNIH Announces Initiative to Fund Early and Mid-Career Researchers
The new NIH Next Generation Researchers Initiative is aimed at increasing grant support for early-stage and vulnerable mid-career investigators. It replaces an earlier plan to limit the number of...
View ArticleAPS Critiques Animal Rights Report, Congressional Requests for Information
APS President Jane F. Reckelhoff challenged recent Congressional requests for an investigation of animal research at federal agencies in a letter to the head of the Government Accountability Office.
View ArticleNIH Issues New Policies for Early and Mid-Career Investigators
On August 31, 2017, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released new policy guidance supporting the Next Generation Researchers Initiative. The goals of the initiative are to help investigators...
View ArticleFY 2018 Federal Funding Update
On September 8, 2017, President Trump signed legislation to extend current funding levels for all federal agencies and programs through December 8, 2017.
View ArticleGroups Urge Streamlining Animal Research Oversight
Prominent research organizations recently issued recommendations for promoting greater efficiency in the oversight of animal research.
View ArticleAPS Statement on Taxation of Graduate Student Tuition Waivers
The APS urges Congress to preserve the current tax exempt status of tuition waivers for graduate students who serve as teaching or research assistants.
View ArticleAgencies Seek Ideas for Reducing Administrative Burden
Representatives of NIH, USDA, and FDA held a listening session on January 9, 2018 as part of an effort to review of animal welfare oversight regulations in response to a Congressional mandate to reduce...
View ArticleUSDA to Offer Incentive for Self-Reporting Noncompliance
USDA is offering an incentive for facilities to proactively identify, report, and correct animal welfare issues. At the same time, USDA underscored that such self-reporting is voluntary.
View ArticleAPS calls on Congress to support NIH, NSF research
APS President Dennis Brown sent letters to the appropriations committees in both houses of Congress urging increased funding for NIH and NSF.
View ArticleWhat to Expect in the 116th Congress
The mid-term elections held on November 6, 2018 will bring change to Washington, D.C., though as of this writing, it is unclear exactly how much. Democrats will take the majority in the House of...
View ArticleAPS Advocates for NIH, NSF Research
Earlier this year as Congress was working to complete fiscal year (FY) 2018 spending bills, APS helped bring attention to the need to increase biomedical research funding.
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