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In a comment letter submitted last week, AAU argued that the new rules place too much emphasis on literal monetary returns on certain kinds of degree programs, while undervaluing their worth to society.
The National Science Board’s State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2026 report contains warning signs about how, even as the United States is steadily building a more high-tech, research-intensive economy, we are not doing enough to ensure we are producing or welcoming the human talent needed to power it.
They are warning that, without the fast and timely release of those funds, the United States risks serious damage to the very foundations of its scientific research enterprise.
Leading Research Universities Report | National Institutes of Health | National Science Foundation | Department of Energy | Innovation and Competitiveness
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.
Technology Transfer | Leading Research Universities Report | Intellectual Property | Innovation and Competitiveness
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.