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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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Coastal Fisheries Show Surprising Resilience to Marine Heat Waves

Rutgers-led research found that marine heat waves – prolonged periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures – haven’t had a lasting effect on the fish communities that feed most of the world.
Rutgers University-New Brunswick | University Research

Foodborne Illness is Spreading Antibiotic Resistance

MSU research shows that many strains of a foodborne pathogen are carrying and sharing antibiotic resistance genes in Michigan

Working with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan State University researchers have shown that antibiotic re

Michigan State University | University Research

A New Chemical Process Makes It Easier to Craft Amino Acids That Don’t Exist in Nature

A team including Pitt chemists have laid out a powerful new way to craft amino acids, which could find use in protein-based therapies and open up novel branches of organic chemistry.
University of Pittsburgh | University Research

Study Supports Strong Link Between Respiratory and Digestive Diseases

During swallow study, 75% of dogs with respiratory disease had one or more digestive tract abnormalities.

While the respiratory and digestive systems of canines have previously been studied independently, researchers at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) hav

University of Missouri, Columbia | University Research

Scientists Demonstrate New, Improved Way to Make Infrared Light—with Quantum Dots

Scientists with the University of Chicago have demonstrated a way to create infrared light using colloidal quantum dots.
Harvard University | University Research