CRA Endorsement of H.R. 7710, the “Counter Human Trafficking Research & Development Act”
CRA statement endorsing H.R. 7710, the Counter Human Trafficking Research and Development Act.
CRA Government Affairs
Catalyzing Computing Podcast on Health Informatics and Aging-in-Place Technologies
/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), CRA, People, Research /by Peter HarshaAs we’ve noted previously, President Biden’s $2 trillion American Jobs Plan includes some pretty large proposed investments in R&D — on the order of $180 billion over the eight years of the plan. But that’s not the only aspect of the plan that might be relevant to computing researchers. Also included is a $400 billion […]
CRA Joins Science and Higher-Ed Community in Working to Reverse ICE Rule on Student Visa Holders That Could Force Hundreds of Thousands to Leave U.S.
/In: CRA, People, Policy, Statements /by Peter HarshaCRA believes this policy is ill-conceived, cruel and will damage the U.S. research ecosystem greatly, perhaps for years to come. The uncertainty created by this policy, and by the other immigration policy decisions restricting other foreign students and researchers issued over the last several weeks, will certainly discourage more of the best minds in the world from studying and researching in the U.S., to our great detriment.
CRA Statement on Presidential Proclamation Concerning Visas for Chinese Scholars in the U.S.
/In: Action Alerts, CRA, Impediments to Research Highlights, People, Policy, Statements /by Peter HarshaWe oppose the banning of any foreign student or researcher unless there is clear evidence of their personal connection to wrongdoing. Indiscriminate large-scale banning of students and researchers from any particular country deprives the U.S. research enterprise of contributions by international scholars, most of whom are not involved in IP theft or espionage.
CRA Releases Statement on Reported Plans to Suspend or End the Optional Practical Training (OPT) Program
/In: Computing Education, CRA, Economic Stimulus and Recovery, People, Statements, STEM /by Peter HarshaCRA opposes efforts to end or suspend the OPT program, which would cause great harm to an innovation ecosystem that continues to be a crucial part of our recovery effort.
CRA Statement on the FY2021 Presidential Budget Request
/In: Artificial Intelligence, CRA, FY21 Appropriations, Policy, Research, Statements /by Peter HarshaCRA commends the Administration for recognizing the importance of Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Information Science to the Nation’s security and competitiveness, and for addressing that with significant new investments in the President’s Budget Request for FY2021. However, we take issue with the proposed cuts to a large number of other areas of science. Failing to […]
Have an Impact on U.S. Science Policy, Attend CRA’s CCC Leadership in Science Policy Institute!
/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), CRA, Events, People, Policy /by Peter HarshaEvery two years as part of it’s mission to develop the next generation of leaders in the computing research community, CRA’s Computing Community Consortium, in partnership with CRA’s Government Affairs Committee, holds the Leadership in Science Policy Institute (LiSPI) workshop, intended to educate computing researchers on how science policy in the U.S. is formulated and […]
“Second Place America?” Major Report Detailing the Nation’s Declining Leadership in Research and Technology Released at Capitol Hill Event
/In: CRA, Events, People, Research, STEM /by Brian MosleyOn Tuesday May 14th, the Task Force on American Innovation (TFAI), an alliance of leading American companies and business associations, research university associations, and scientific societies, released a major report assessing the United States’ investment in science and engineering research. The report, titled “Benchmarks 2019: Second Place America? Increasing Challenges to U.S. Scientific Leadership,” is the fourth such “benchmarking” report that TFAI has released since it’s founding in 2004. The report found that the trends found in the original Benchmarks report in 2005, and the two subsequent follow-up reports, persist and the U.S. continues to lose ground to other nations in investments in science, technology, and talent.
Computing Researchers Make the Case for Intelligent Infrastructure at Congressional Briefing
/In: CRA, Events, Intelligent Infrastructure, Internet of Things Highlights, Policy, Research /by Peter HarshaOn a day when President Donald J. Trump is expected to use his State of the Union address to unveil his administration’s plans for nationwide infrastructure investment, a panel representing computing researchers in academia and industry told a group of congressional staffers and other stakeholders that while those infrastructure needs are critical, it would be […]
Call for Nominations! — 2017 CCC Leadership in Science Policy Institute
/In: CRA, Events, Policy /by Peter HarshaUpdate: The nomination period has been extended through June 23, 2017! As part of its mission to develop a next generation of leaders in the computing research community, the Computing Research Association’s Computing Community Consortium (CCC) announces the fourth offering of the CCC Leadership in Science Policy Institute (LiSPI), intended to educate computing researchers on […]
