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AAU Receives NSF Grant to Study How AAU STEM Teaching Initiative is Producing Educational Change at Member Campuses

The grant was awarded by the NSF “Improving Undergraduate STEM Education” program in the Education and Human Resources Directorate.
Press Releases | STEM Initiative Resources

AAU Statement on Senate COMPETES Act Introduction

AAU applauds the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee for their introduction of legislation to reauthorize the America COMPETES Act.
Press Releases | Higher Education Legislation | Innovation and Competitiveness

University Groups and Innovation Alliance Applaud Decision to Hold on Patent Legislation

The Innovation Alliance and six university associations thanked Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy for his delay of a markup of potential patent legislation.
Patents | Press Releases | Intellectual Property

Senator Alexander: Finish the Job of Doubling Basic Research to Keep Americans' High Standard of Living

Sen. Alexander urges members of Congress to double the budgets of basic research at major research institutions in the federal government.
Agency Budgets | Federal Budget | Press Releases

Penn to Implement AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative

The University of Pennsylvania has been named a project site for the Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative, a multiyear, multimillion dollar project that aims to improve the quality of education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
University of Pennsylvania | Press Releases | AAU Project Sites | STEM Initiative Resources

Brown is a Project Site for AAU STEM Effort

Brown University is one of eight research universities chosen as a project site for a national effort at improving undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The Association  of American Universities intends to identify and disseminate proven, evidence-based teaching practices in STEM programs nationwide.

Brown University | Press Releases | STEM Initiative Resources

Improving undergraduate STEM education is focus of new national initiative

Washington University in St. Louis is one of eight Association of American Universities (AAU) member campuses selected to serve as project sites for the association’s five-year initiative to improve the quality of undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields at its member institutions, AAU officials announced today.
Washington University in St. Louis | Press Releases | AAU Project Sites | STEM Initiative Resources

Penn to Implement AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative

The University of Pennsylvania has been named a project site for the Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative.
University of Pennsylvania | Press Releases | STEM Initiative Resources

UA One of Only Eight Institutions Selected for Nationwide STEM Initiative

The Association of American Universities has named the UA as one of only eight U.S. institutions funded under a nation-wide initiative designed to improve STEM education.

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The University of Arizona | Press Releases | AAU Project Sites | STEM Initiative Resources

UC Davis awarded $500,000 to improve STEM teaching

The University of California, Davis, will further its work to improve teaching in the nationally important fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics — including redesigning introductory courses that enroll thousands — as part of an Association of American Universities initiative announced today.

University of California, Davis | Press Releases | AAU Project Sites | STEM Initiative Resources