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A coalition of science, education, and space advocacy organizations, led by the Planetary Society and including AAU, called on congressional leaders last week to protect NASA Science from destructive budget cuts proposed by the White House.
AAU and other higher education organizations are asking lawmakers to extend vital federal programs that help entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses turn their ideas into products and bring them to market.
Technology Transfer | Leading Research Universities Report | Intellectual Property | Innovation and Competitiveness
A recent report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) emphasizes the need for immediate, system-wide change to reduce regulatory burdens on research.
Reducing Regulatory Burden | Leading Research Universities Report | Higher Education Regulation | Research Administration & Regulation
The approach offers an alternative to the existing facilities and administrative (F&A) cost reimbursement system by which the federal government reimburses universities for certain essential costs of conducting research on behalf of the American people.
Costs of Research (F&A Costs) | Leading Research Universities Report | Research Administration & Regulation
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies advanced its FY26 spending bill last week along party lines.
DHS and ICE have proposed a rule that would make it harder for international students to complete their degree programs in the United States, obtain practical work experience upon graduation, or move on to another degree level.
An effort by the administration to expand the collection and reporting of college admissions data raises serious questions about whether it's practical and how the data will be used.
Later this month, the 14th annual Golden Goose Award will honor four scientists whose curiosity-driven, federally funded research led to major scientific breakthroughs.
On August 7, President Trump issued an executive order that greatly weakens merit-based processes for reviewing applications for federal research funding by transferring final decision-making authority from scientific experts to political appointees.
In a brief, the associations asserted that the administration’s blanket cancellation of NIH grants for ideological reasons flouts longstanding principles of science-based decision-making.