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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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Nanoparticles Made From Plant Viruses Could Be Farmers’ New Ally in Pest Control

Engineers have developed nanoparticles, fashioned from plant viruses, that can deliver pesticide molecules to soil depths that were previously unreachable.
University of California San Diego | University Research

Uncovering Ancient History: USF Team Discovers 2,000-year-old Roman House During Excavation in Malta

A team of researchers and six students from the University of South Florida have discovered a centuries-old house in exceptional condition during an excavation in Malta, a country located in the Mediterranean Sea.
University of South Florida | University Research

Researchers Discover How a Gene Only Some of Us Have May Protect Against Neurodegeneration

The findings will help ‘fill in a translational gap’ in neuroscience

University at Buffalo researchers have discovered how an active form of a gene present in 75% of the human population works to protect the brain against neurodegeneration.

University at Buffalo - The State University of New York | University Research

For Coral Harmed by BP Oil Spill, a Deep-Sea ‘Elevator’ Offers Hope for Recovery

Researchers see early success using machines to garden 230 feet below the Gulf of Mexico

A nascent effort to rebuild deep-sea corals damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is showing signs of early success, according to researchers handling the operation.

University at Buffalo - The State University of New York | University Research

Seismologists Use Deep Learning to Forecast Earthquakes

A team of researchers have created a new model that uses deep learning to forecast aftershocks: the Recurrent Earthquake foreCAST (RECAST).
University of California Santa Cruz | University Research