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As with COVID-19 and other recent infectious disease outbreaks, research universities are once again on the front lines of helping the nation respond quickly and effectively. However, recent funding and personnel cuts implemented by the Trump administration have affected some ongoing studies of infectious diseases, including the hantavirus, as well as the nation’s overall ability to respond to outbreaks.
The Bay-Dole Coalition's 2026 Faces of Innovation report celebrates researchers whose federally funded inventions have made a global impact. Each of these breakthrough technologies with life-saving global impact was made possible by the Bayh-Dole Act, which enables universities to translate research discoveries into new products, services, and technologies that benefit the public.
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A new report on the state of science and engineering in the United States offers fresh evidence that China is closing the gap in the race for global scientific leadership. While the United States still maintains strength in some areas, China is quickly catching up.
A recent analysis by Nature magazine “shows that the Trump administration has terminated more than 100 advisory committees to science agencies — and reduced the transparency and independence of those that remain.” The reporting underscores why Americans should be concerned not only about the recent dismissal of all 22 members of the National Science Board (NSB), but more broadly about the amount, quality, and transparency of the advice that federal science agencies are receiving from experts outside the government.
Since its launch in 2016, NASA’s University Leadership Initiative has educated more than 1,100 students at 100 universities through large-scale, multiyear research projects that advance NASA’s aviation priorities. The anniversary arrives at a critical moment for NASA’s research and education programs.
The new caps will make it significantly harder for Americans to attend law school and medical school or to obtain training for professions, including nursing, that require advanced education.
While the House’s proposed cuts are less extensive than those proposed by the president in his FY27 budget request, if enacted, the House bill would inflict serious harm on the American scientific research enterprise.
The recent news that President Trump notified all 22 members of the National Science Board that they were being dismissed, effective immediately, has caused alarm in the scientific community because of the body’s unique role in leading the National Science Foundation – one of the world’s premiere research-funding agencies.
Reporting from The New York Times and The Washington Post confirms AAU’s recent analysis showing that the rate of competitive awards made by NIH has slowed down significantly this fiscal year.
Across the country, NASA funds research projects on university campuses that are developing new technologies for robotic exploration, advancing our understanding of the universe, yielding useful knowledge of our planet and solar system, and training the next generation of scientists and engineers. On April 21, a showcase, “Igniting Discovery: How NASA Funding Advances American Science,” exhibited some of that research on Capitol Hill.