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AAU universities conduct a majority of the federally funded university research that contributes to our economic competitiveness, health and well-being, and national security. AAU universities are growing our economy through invention and innovation while preparing the next generation of scientists and engineers for global leadership. By moving research into the marketplace AAU universities are helping to create jobs, and provide society with new medicines and technologies.

UMD Geologists Discover Ancient Sunken Seafloor From Dinosaur Era

UMD Geologists Discover Ancient Sunken Seafloor From Dinosaur Era

UMD geologists uncovered evidence of a section of seafloor that sank into the Earth's mantle when dinosaurs roamed the Earth; it's located off the west coast of South America in a zone known as the East Pacific Rise.
Using Mathematical Models and AI to Improve Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Using Mathematical Models and AI to Improve Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Novel research supported by NCI could lead to more specific predictive disease models
Study Finds Parents Relying on ChatGPT for Health Guidance About Children

Study Finds Parents Relying on ChatGPT for Health Guidance About Children

A new University of Kansas study reveals parents seeking health care information for their children trust AI more than health care professionals when the author is unknown, and parents rate AI generated text as credible, moral and trustworthy.
Multiple Dementia Risk Factors Lead to Greater Chance of Cognitive Decline

Multiple Dementia Risk Factors Lead to Greater Chance of Cognitive Decline

Hypertension and amyloid plaques can separately cause dementia. Having both increases a person’s odds of developing cognitive decline, a new study finds

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A Grin Emoji for Advance in Predicting Viral Facebook Posts

University of Maryland researchers uncovered that when a post expresses highly specific emotions including emojis there is a significant and predictable impact on whether it gets shared.
University of Maryland, College Park | University Research

MIT Design Would Harness 40 Percent Of The Sun’s Heat To Produce Clean Hydrogen Fuel

MIT engineers aim to produce totally green, carbon-free hydrogen fuel with a new, train-like system of reactors that is driven solely by the sun.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | University Research

Looking Through The Lens Of Time With The Millennium Camera

A University of Arizona experimental philosopher wants to encourage people to imagine 1,000 years into the future – and plan accordingly.
The University of Arizona | University Research

Study Finds High Levels Of Job Satisfaction Among Copy Editors, Little Negative Effect From Pandemic

a new study from the University of Kansas found the COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly affect how copy editors, proofreaders and fact-checkers felt about their work.
The University of Kansas | University Research

Global Study Shows Extreme Short-term Drought Has Even Greater Impacts on Grasslands and Shrublands Than Previously Thought

UC Santa Cruz scientists supported a new global study showing that the effects of extreme short-term drought—which is expected to increase in frequency with climate change—have been greatly underestimated for grasslands and shrublands.

University of California Santa Cruz | University Research