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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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Coal Trains Increase Air Pollution in San Francisco Bay Area

Study Quantifies Pollution, With Health and Environmental Justice Implications for Richmond and Oakland.
University of California, Davis | University Research

Early Childhood Reinforcement May Contribute to Women’s Underrepresentation in STEM

A new study from MSU argues that women may be more likely to develop an early interest in non-STEM fields, which may account to women make up only 28% of the workforce in STEM.
Michigan State University | University Research

Research Reveals What Google Searches Can Tell Us About the Global Human Rights Movement

Research reveals what Google searches can tell us about the global human rights movement.
University of Toronto | University Research

New Study Uses AI to Predict Who May Benefit From Cognitive Training to Stave Off Dementia

A new University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions study aims to shed light on which older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease may respond to cognitive training programs designed to boost thinking skills that tend to decline with aging and disease.

University of Florida | University Research

Prolonged Power Outages, Often Caused by Climate Change, Hit Some Parts of the U.S. Harder Than Others

A study from UW finds that Americans already bearing the brunt of climate change and health inequities are clustered in four regions
University of Washington | University Research