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.
A study by researchers at Duke University School of Medicine found that supplying healthy mitochrondra to damaged nerve cells can signifantly help millions managing pain from diabetic neuropathy and chemotherapy.
Researchers from the USF College of Marine Science are studying soft tissue samples from barnacles, oysters, and fish to better understand the state of contamination and its origins in Tampa Bay, Florida's largest estuary.
The advancement lays the groundwork for creating a library of sugar-recognizing proteins that may help detect and treat diverse illnesses.
The olfactory senses of ants help them hunt, detect outsiders, and know their role within a colony. In a new study, researchers have discovered how ants can switch one gene on out of hundreds to ensure their survival.
Explore More: University Research
You can filter stories by the university.
Recognizing the importance of a more integrated approach to combating data breaches and security failures, MIT publicly launched three new MIT research efforts aimed at addressing the technical, regulatory and managerial aspects of cyber security.
New filter developed by University of Oregon will extract valuable metals and create clean water from briny, hot, underground water that’s increasingly being tapped to generate electricity in geothermal energy plants
With California wilting during a drought that could last 20 years or longer, USC researchers wade through ways LA might tap a sustainable water supply.
As her doctors told Paula Moreland how they were proposing to treat her seizures, her eyes grew wide. Moreland's mother, who was with her at the appointment, said, "Just listen to them, babe."
Researchers from the Iowa Geological Survey, housed at the University of Iowa, have created a comprehensive nutrient runoff mitigation guide to reduce the overabundance of choice farmers can face in approaching nitrate and phosphate nutrient reduction.