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AAU President Barbara R. Snyder issued a statement noting that the organization will create a new task force consisting of university research and higher education leaders from the United States and India to make recommendations for expanding U.S.-India research and higher education partnerships:

This week's newsletter features updates on a workshop on doctoral mentorship that AAU hosted in collaboration with NASEM and others, AAU President Barbara R. Snyder's participation in a panel discussion on the Boyer 2030 Commission Report, and more.

AAU announced that University of Southern California President Carol L. Folt will serve as chair of the AAU Board of Directors.
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- Yale-led study links higher weight in children with structural and functional brain impairments, which could contribute to reduced academic performance.
- New study explores the benefits and consequences of proactive helping and how it can stem the tide of ‘quiet quitting’
- Using a $2.6 million grant from NIH, researchers at the MU College of Engineering are designing a breathable material with antimicrobial properties for use with a wearable heart monitor.
- Researchers at the University of Kansas have received almost $1 million from the National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation program to design and build an adaptable radar system for long-range unmanned aerial systems in collaboration with Michigan State University experts.
- Research from a Carnegie Mellon expert showed the world could lose as much as 41% of its total glacier mass this century — or as little as 26% — depending on today's climate change mitigation efforts.

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