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“Many of us have founded companies and launched ground-breaking products based on campus discoveries, spanning biomedical engineering, gene therapy, pharmaceuticals, digital infrastructure, and aerospace technologies,” the business leaders wrote in an open letter.

The organizations argued that the funding freezes are unlawful executive actions that violate the separation of powers and seek to punish Harvard for refusing to cede control of its governance and operations and for refusing to adhere to the administration’s preferred ideological alignment.

The Senate HELP Committee's bill could have major implications for college access and affordability.

The Bayh-Dole Coalition's newly released 2025 Faces of American Innovation report highlights researchers whose federally funded inventions have made a global impact.

“Unless we want the 21st century to be the China century, we need to innovate,” said National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt in her second annual "State of the Science" address.

The White House's FY26 budget proposal includes steep cuts to science and education programs across the federal government.

AAU and APLU expressed deep concern that recent management changes and the proposed FY26 budget for NSF could undermine U.S. scientific and technological leadership.

When the House of Representatives managed to pass its FY26 budget reconciliation package (on a narrow party-line vote of 215-214) on May 22, it included several provisions that would harm students and universities – and would be particularly harmful for research funding and student financial aid.

The Trump administration has announced a series of policies that could severely restrict international students from coming to the United States.

The National Science Foundation – the nation’s premier supporter of advancements in science and engineering – celebrated its 75th anniversary on May 10.