Latest news from The American Philosophical Society on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/aps-issues-rare-resolution-to-congress/?sc=rsin /articles/aps-issues-rare-resolution-to-congress/?sc=rsin Fri, 15 May 2020 09:30:00 EST For the first time in more than 60 years, the American Philosophical Society (APS), founded by Benjamin Franklin and the nation's oldest learned society, has issued a public resolution calling on Congress to enact a National Defense Education Act for the 21st Century. The resolution has been sent to the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate. The American Philosophical Society