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The Research Advocate, our award-winning membership newsletter

Regular features include:

• policy updates on issues including the federal investment in research and advancing embryonic stem cell research
• national and state public opinion polling data
• media coverage of research issues
• a column by President Mary Woolley
• highlights of our advocacy training sessions and research partners forums
• notices about research-related leadership changes, publications and events
• a spotlight article about a Research!America member
• other information to help our members in their own efforts to make research to improve health a higher national priority

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Selected Articles

July-August 2008

• Policy Update: Supplemental Appropriations Approved
• Business, Policy Groups Hear Advocacy Message
• Your Candidates-Your Health and the 2008 Election

June 2008

• Advocates Anticipate Action on Appropriations
• Research!America Calls for Action at AAAS S&T Policy Forum

May 2008

• Appropriations Set to Move Ahead in May
• Your Candidates-Your Health Adds Congressional Elections

April 2008

• Health Agency Leaders Testify Before Congress
• House and Senate Pass FY09 Budget Resolutions
  
• 2008 Advocacy Awards Gala and National Forum Summary

March 2008

• Research!America to Honor Stars of Research Advocacy
• Research!America Backs Call for Presidential Debate on Science

February 2008

• Dentzer to Moderate National Forum
• New Voter Guides on Science, Research and Health

January 2008

• FY08 Appropriations Put to Bed

• Your Candidates-Your Health: The Presidential Primaries Begin

December 2007

• Kennedy, Schwarzenegger Named 2008 Advocacy Award Recipients
• Highlighting Public, Private Research
  

November 2007

• 2007 Garfield Award Presented to Philipson, Jena
• Your Candidates-Your Health Presidential Primaries 2008
  

October 2007

• Top Research Advocates Named 2008 Award Recipients
  
• New Report: Health Research Investment Stagnant

September 2007

• Top Industry, Academic and Media Leaders to Chair 2008 Advocacy Awards
• LHHS Appropriations Stalled

July/August 2007

• Briefing focuses on global health financing
• House Examines Globalization of Research Universities
• Congress, Public Opinions on Health and Research Compared
• House, Senate LHHS Subcommittees Complete FY08 Mark-Ups

June 2007

• Congress Receives Your Congress-Your Health Surveys
• Policy Makers Meet with Rogers Society Ambassadors

May 2007

• Rogers Society Ambassadors Visit Washington
• Bipartisan Stem Cell Research Victory in the Senate
• Momentum Builds for Your Congress-Your Health

April 2007

• Your Congress-Your Health Launched in PARADE Magazine
• Research!America Welcomes New Board Members

March 2007

• Stephanopoulos to Serve as Awards Gala Master of Ceremonies
• Bridging the Sciences: Investment and Innovation

February 2007

• House Passes Stem Cell Bill

January 2007

• Zerhouni Keynotes Research Partners Forum
• 2007 Research Appropriations Deferred

Newsletter Archive

• July-August 2008 
• June 2008
• May 2008
  
• April 2008
  
• March 2008
  
• February 08
• January 08
• December 07
  
• November 07
  
• October 07
  
• September 07
• July-August 07
• June 07
• May 07
• April 07
• March 07
• February 07
• January 07
• December 06
• November 06
• October 06
• September 06
• July/August 06
• June 06
• May 06
• April 06
• March 06
• February 06
• January 06

For earlier archived copies of the newsletter, please contact the editor of The Research Advocate.