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 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.

Novel research supported by NCI could lead to more specific predictive disease models

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.

Hypertension and amyloid plaques can separately cause dementia. Having both increases a person’s odds of developing cognitive decline, a new study finds
Explore More: University Research
You can filter stories by the university.
The 10-story tower was tested on the UC San Diego NSF-funded outdoor shake table, one of the two largest shake tables in the world
After two years of relatively mild hurricane seasons, The UArizona hurricane forecasting team expects 2023 will see above-average hurricane activity.
Researchers are working with community members to understand how apps and monitors can help prevent opioid overdose deaths.
New research reveals new genetic pathways and mechanisms for age-related macular degeneration.
With a new grant from the NIH, a team of computer scientists hope to develop a “person-centered artificial pancreas” that uses real-time cues from our devices.