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All five of the universities supporting Chicago's emerging quantum hub are AAU institutions, each leading initiatives that attract federal funding and commercial investments, develop cross-industry partnerships, educate the future workforce, build infrastructure, and foster startups.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla warned that “for the first time in history or in recent decades … U.S. dominance in biotech technology is [being] challenged by a competitor, and that’s China.” If the United States is to maintain its edge, he argued, the country must strengthen its biotech innovation ecosystem, including by investing in science and university research.
Despite the agency’s efforts to make the data more accessible and transparent, flaws in how the dashboard is set up risks misleading the public as well as lawmakers about the true nature and extent of university foreign funding.
If enacted, these reductions would significantly undermine America’s capacity to conduct groundbreaking research, train the next generation of scientists and engineers, and keep up with competitor and adversary nations in emerging technologies critical to national and economic security.
A new assessment shows China has officially crept past the United States in total research and development (R&D) investment.
A coalition of more than 140 universities, businesses, scientific societies, and professional organizations, including AAU, urged Congress last week to restore funding for the National Science Foundation to FY23 levels and to reverse cuts that occurred to the agency’s budget in FY24 and FY26.
A new AAU analysis of publicly available data from the National Institutes of Health shows a significant slowdown in the rate of competitive awards made by the agency so far this fiscal year.
The Student Aid Alliance, which AAU helps lead, sent a letter last week emphasizing the importance of federal student aid programs in ensuring the success of low-and middle-income students.
New data from the National Science Foundation show that investment in research and development continues to increase in the United States, with an estimated total of $993 billion of R&D performed in 2024 – but that the increase tilts heavily toward developmental research rather than fundamental, curiosity-driven research.
AAU staff took part in the National Humanities Alliance’s (NHA) annual meeting and joined delegations from across the United States on Humanities Advocacy Day to advocate on Capitol Hill for federal funding for humanities programs and to underscore the positive impact that humanities research investment has on our nation.