U-I ACTIVITIES

GUIRR WORKING GROUPS
Council members and U-I partners propose and champion projects to be taken on by working groups. Thus, working groups reflect the specific interests on their participants, as well as broad national concerns. When combined with The National Academies’ congressional mandate as advisers to the nation and its international recognition, working groups have the potential to bring national attention to a wide range of issues.
ISSUES ADDRESSED BY WORKING GROUPS
Re-engineering Intellectual Property Rights Agreements in Industry-University Collaborations Streamlining Regulations and Minimizing Regulatory Costs in Laboratories Strengthening the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce: Tasks for Industry, Government, and Academia Migration of U.S. R&D Overseas: Impacts and Potential National Strategies Other current GUIRR activities

U-I COLLABORATIONS

Editorial articles (Op Ed pieces) written by U-I partners and distributed by the National Academies to science and engineering media outlets Information Technology and the Future of the Research University Development of press strategies for emerging issues Facilitation of collaborative activities across federal agencies (“Coalition of the Concerned”) Physical products (e.g. templates for legal agreements) Beta test concepts for new educational and research partnership arrangements Alliances with outside organizations, such as National Council of University Research Administrators and International Research Institute, to accomplish a specific national policy goals