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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.

In Years After El Niño, Global Economy Loses Trillions; Photo: The remains of homes in Pacifica, Calif., following relentless storms during the 1997-98 El Niño. (AP Photo/Adam Turner)

In Years After El Niño, Global Economy Loses Trillions

Dartmouth researchers report that the financial toll of El Niño can persist for several years after the event itself & cost trillions in lost income worldwide.
New Liquid Biopsy Method Offers Potential for Noninvasive Parkinson’s Disease Testing; Photo: W. Andy Tao, professor of biochemistry at Purdue

New Liquid Biopsy Method Offers Potential for Noninvasive Parkinson’s Disease Testing

A team led by researchers at Purdue University has developed a biopsy technique that may reveal signs of Parkinson’s disease in urine samples.
Teen Girls’ Texts Reveal Clues to Mental Health, Study Finds; Teenage girl texting while laying on bed

Teen Girls’ Texts Reveal Clues to Mental Health, Study Finds

The language that adolescent girls use in texts and on social media reflects day-to-day changes in their moods, new University of Oregon research shows.
Scientists Use New Technique to Measure Universe’s Expansion Rate; Abstract retro color of warp or hyperspace motion in blue star trail 3d illustration stock photo

Scientists Use New Technique to Measure Universe’s Expansion Rate

A new technique to measure the expansion rate of the Universe may serve as a tool to help scientists more accurately determine the Universe’s age and better understand the cosmos.

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A Pitt Lab Shows Phage Attacks in New Light

A lab at the University of Pittsburgh has just discovered how a specific mutation in a bacterium results in phage resistance.
University of Pittsburgh | University Research

Engineered Bacteria Find Tumors, then Alert the Authorities

Combining discoveries in cancer immunology with sophisticated genetic engineering, Columbia University researchers have created a sort of  “bacterial suicide squad” that targets tumors, attracting the host’s own immune cells to the cancer to destroy it.

Columbia University | University Research

Data-Driven Bird Conservation Project Takes Wing

MSU, Audubon receive $1.3M from NSF to support bird conservation in North America using data to create more robust population forecasts in the face of climate and land-use change.
Michigan State University | University Research

Scientists Use Card Game to Probe Role of Memory–and Uncertainty–in Decision-Making

Reserarchers found when the values associated with color changed less often and were thus less uncertain, people relied more on color to make their decision.
Columbia University | University Research

First Transient Electronic Bandage Speeds Healing by 30%

Northwestern University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind small, flexible, stretchable bandage that accelerates healing by delivering electrotherapy directly to the wound site. 
Northwestern University | University Research