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.
Emory University’s innovative new water reclamation facility harnesses the power of nature to clean and recycle wastewater for non-potable uses on campus.
A team led by a UCSB researcher shows that both water flow and channel capacity are necessary for accurate flood hazard risk assessment.
Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) and partners, introduced the Supply Chain Sustainability tool which helps businesses identify the purchased inputs that emit the highest levels of GHGs and use the most water in their production.
Duke University researchers have found hazardous levels of mercury hundreds of miles downstream from Peruvian gold mines.
UC Berkeley graduate student Christopher Hyun spent his summer working on a research project examining how the people of Bangalore can get more reliable and timely information about when and how long they’ll get water each day.