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Federal agencies have begun expansive reviews of their grants and programs to ensure that they are in compliance with new executive orders issued by President Trump.
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee emphasized the need for Congress to make strategic investments in the U.S. science and technology enterprise in its first full committee hearing of the 119th Congress.
A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that federal agencies may be underestimating the economic payoffs that result from federal investments in research and development.
In addition to protecting the U.S. scientific research enterprise from intellectual property theft and espionage by nations such as China, the report argued, the country must also uphold scientific openness and increase federal investments in research and talent.
While the OMB memo has been rescinded, much uncertainty remains for the scientists and researchers who rely on federal funds to do the critical scientific work that keeps our nation healthy, prosperous, and secure.
Since assuming office, President Trump has issued more than two dozen executive orders. His administration has also issued a range of other directives to Executive Branch staff that could affect higher education and the scientific research enterprise in the United States.
Pell graduation rates at AAU institutions far surpass the national average, and two AAU members – Arizona State University and the University of California, Riverside – have exceptional Pell student enrollment.
Arizona State University | University of California, Riverside | Leading Research Universities Report
Scientists at America’s leading research universities are working to fully understand both the short- and long-term effects of wildfires and to help communities become more resilient to these fast-moving disasters
Purdue University | Stanford University | University of Colorado Boulder | Leading Research Universities Report
New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show that first-year enrollment of undergraduate students at the nation’s universities went up 5.5% in fall 2024 compared to the previous year.
The R&D facility at Arizona State University “will feature cutting-edge capabilities to bridge the gap between laboratory research and full-scale semiconductor production.”