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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.
Research funding provided by the National Institutes of Health in FY25 supported 390,863 jobs and drove $94.15 billion in new economic activity nationwide, a new report by United for Medical Research found. The report credits strong, bipartisan congressional support in the last decade for the continued investment in NIH research funding, but notes the challenge stemming from recent use of multi-year funding.
America’s national security innovation base will falter without stronger commitments to basic science, public research and development, and a more robust talent pipeline, says a new “report card” from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute.
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.