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AAU urges OMB to rescind or seriously modify its proposed changes to "Uniform Guidance," the framework by which federal grants are administered. These changes would adversely impact our nation's scientific enterprise. Read more:
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Two-thirds of the executive orders cited in OMB's proposed rule to make dramatic changes to the federal grantmaking process are being litigated in court and have, in some cases, been blocked from implementation.
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The benefits of many of the administration's recently announced scientific initiatives could be significantly blunted if the administration does not change its other policies related to research funding and developing STEM talent.
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AAU is joining higher education leaders around the country in mobilizing around the #NationalStudentSuccessProject — a set of five concrete commitments around value, affordability, academic excellence, career ambitions, and civil dialogue.
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A new study shows that the federal government is a leading supporter of STEM education in the U.S. and that AAU members lead in training students in critical technology areas vital to national security and technological competitiveness.
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Researchers are leaving the United States in a "clear, unprecedented and concerning shift," reports @AP — ringing alarm bells about the future of America's scientific enterprise:
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This year's Nobel Prize winners in physics, physiology or medicine, and economics share ties to AAU member universities.
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With support from the NIH, researchers at @Penn are improving seizure detection.
NEWS: Patients engage with epilepsy monitor in real time, improving seizure detection.
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ALT Press release from the National Institutes of Health on a blue background, stating that patients using an epilepsy monitor in real-time improve seizure detection.
The passage of the 1980 Bayh-Dole Act — which allows universities, nonprofits, and small businesses to patent and license discoveries to private companies — has generated up to $3.3 trillion in economic output, writes Sally Pipes in @Forbes:
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Congratulations to the AAU member universities whose faculty members were named 2026 MacArthur Fellows: @UBuffalo, @DukeU, @Princeton, @UofIllinois, @Stanford, @UCLA, @UChicago, @nyuniversity, and @UCSanDiego.
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Both the NSF and the Department of Education are forging ahead with plans to implement many of the OMB's proposed changes to Uniform Guidance in their own individual agency grant policies — despite Congress blocking OMB from finalizing its proposal.
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NIH-funded researchers at @NotreDame developed a groundbreaking method to print blood capillary networks. Their discovery could finally allow scientists to bioprint organs and tissues from a patient's own cells.
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AAU and a coalition of higher education advocacy groups are urging Congress to respond to the Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of $810 million in federal funds appropriated for FY26 spending.
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AAU, the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, @NAFSA, and @AICUM filed a lawsuit in response to ICE’s changes to a vital internship program for international students. Learn more:
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.@NSF recently announced it will invest $290 million over five years to accelerate quantum science by expanding its Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes from five to eight institutes. All eight institutes will be led by AAU member universities.
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The Golden Goose Award underscores the serendipitous path that basic research can take. Learn more about this year's recipients:
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AAU filed a lawsuit late yesterday against the Department of Education challenging Section 117 disclosures. Read the statement:
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1/6 On September 28, the Golden Goose Award ceremony honored researchers for their contributions to our understanding of physics, more efficient disaster response, and a treatment for liver cancer. 📷: Linnea Farnsworth Photography
6/6 AAU is proud to sponsor this award to raise awareness about how curiosity-driven science supported by federal investments yields significant and unexpected breakthroughs. Submit a nominee for next year's award here:
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