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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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Leaps in Artificial Blood Research Aim to Improve Product Safety, Efficacy

Researchers found that a certain sized fraction of red blood cell substitute can provide a range of health benefits, and can decrease the risk of cardiovascular side effects – if its components are the right size.
The Ohio State University | University Research

Vast Tango Archive of Argentine Composer Astor Piazzolla Funded for Preservation

UCSB Library’s Special Research Collections is in the midst of a multiyear digitization of their Astor Piazzolla collection, who revolutionized tango and latin music by incorporating jazz and classical.
University of California, Santa Barbara | University Research

Potential Drug Treats Fatty Liver Disease in Animal Models, Brings Hope for First Human Treatment

A recently developed amino acid compound successfully treats nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in non-human primates — bringing scientists one step closer to the first human treatment for the condition that is rapidly increasing around the world, a study suggests.
University of Michigan | University Research

Can CRISPR Cut Methane Emissions From Cow Guts?

TED Audacious Project Funds $70-Million UC Collaboration for Health, Climate

University of California, Davis, scientists are teaming up with UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco researchers on a $70-million donor-funded initiative that aims in part to cut climate change-causing emissions fr

University of California, Davis | University Research

A ‘Slingshot Scenario’: On the Trail of a Runaway Supermassive Black Hole

Astronomers say they may have found evidence of a “runaway” black hole, a discovery that would prove a theory that originated five decades ago.

Yale astronomers are on the lookout for a “runaway” black hole — a supermassive black hole that was catapulted away from the center of its host

Yale University | University Research