Press Releases

AAU President Barbara R. Snyder has issued a statement regarding the pause to federal grants ordered by the Office of Management and Budget, which would harm our country's ability to maintain its scientific technological lead against competitors and potential adversaries.

AAU President Barbara R. Snyder congratulates former White House CTO Michael Kratsios on being named by President-elect Trump to be director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) as well as assistant to the president in the upcoming administration.

AAU President Barbara R. Snyder congratulates Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on his selection by President-elect Trump to be director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the upcoming administration.

With the transition to a new administration about to begin, the Association of American Universities (AAU) extends congratulations to Donald J. Trump, the new president-elect.

Members of the Association of American Universities presidents and chancellors elected Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber as chair of the AAU Board of Directors.

The following is a statement from the Association of American Universities expressing support for a request made by a bipartisan group of senators to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to delay new rules relating to Gainful Employment (GE) and Financial Value Transparency (FVT).

The Board of Directors of the Association of American Universities reaffirms its 2013 statement of principle and continues to oppose boycotts of academic institutions based upon disagreement with policies of their governments.

A statement from the Global Research-Intensive Universities Network reaffirms the principles principles of free and open inquiry, advancing and disseminating knowledge, and undertaking rigorous, evidence based research. It also calls upon governments around the world to work with us to realise the full potential of the distinctive research, innovation, and partnerships our universities offer. 

Consequently, AAU is pleased to see the authors of the Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024 (S.4207) have recognized the need to enhance our national innovation capacity by directing some revenues to fund research and infrastructure at NSF and NIST to achieve funding levels previously authorized by Congress.

While AAU would have liked to have seen an increase in NIH funding in FY24, we are pleased that Congress will soon be able to avoid a year-long continuing resolution which will ensure that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) can continue to fund new promising research projects.