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TIME Magazine's 2025 Best Inventions issue features a number of inventions developed through research done at AAU member universities, demonstrating the immense impact of university research on the innovation economy.
On October 31, the Department of Education released a final rule making changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which could arbitrarily deny loan forgiveness to some people working for organizations that administration officials disfavor.
A new study from the Brookings Institution shows that college remains a financially sound investment even after accounting for student loan repayments.
Chinese leaders are recommending that China achieve “greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology” and “take a leading position in science and technological development” in the next five years
In times of financial uncertainty and shrinking federal resources, it is essential that research universities continue to invest in robust career development and professional resources for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
Financial and other pressures are mounting on research universities across the nation as the government shutdown drags on into its fourth week.
The White House invited eight universities to come to a meeting on October 17 to “gather input and feedback” on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
AAU has joined a lawsuit filed by the United States Chamber of Commerce in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the administration’s $100,000 fee on certain H-1B petitions.
The 2025 class of MacArthur Fellows consists of 22 accomplished individuals, including 12 faculty members from AAU universities.
The Nobel Prizes for 2025 have been announced, and many of the laureates this year have ties to AAU institutions.