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University Research

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.

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Antipsychotics for Treating Adult Depression Linked with Higher Mortality

Physicians managing adults with depression should be aware of this potential for increased mortality, Rutgers study finds.
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UC Davis Establishes Research, Training in Cultivated Meat

A consortium of researchers at the University of California, Davis, aims to explore the long-term sustainability of cultivated meat, supported by a new grant of up to $3.55 million from the National Science Foundation Growing Convergence program
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Using wearable technology to prevent kidney stones

A new, $3 million award will fund the development of sipIT, a technology-based intervention to encourage people to drink more fluids.
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Greenland is on track to lose ice faster than in any century over the past 12,000 years, study finds

If human societies don’t sharply curb emissions of greenhouse gases, Greenland’s rate of ice loss this century is likely to greatly outpace that of any century over the past 12,000 years, a new study concludes.

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Can't Get to Sleep? A Wilderness Weekend Can Help

Filling the day with natural light and the night with true darkness for as little as a weekend can have a profound impact on our circadian rhythm.
University of Colorado Boulder | University Research

Storing Solar Power Increases Energy Consumption and Emissions, Study Finds

Research shows storing solar energy for nighttime use increases both energy consumption and emissions compared with sending excess solar energy directly to the utility grid.
The University of Texas at Austin | University Research

Iowa State, Chevron Team Up to Advance Biofuel Technology

University engineers are using the pilot plant to develop and demonstrate an advanced biorenewables technology called solvent liquefaction.
Energy Sources | Iowa State University | University Research | Research to Secure Our Energy Future

Researchers Identify Source of Opioids’ Side Effects

Two side effects of opioids — growing tolerance to the drugs and increased sensitivity to pain — may be specifically caused by the drugs’ effect on peripheral pain neurons in the body, not those in the spinal cord or brain, according to a new study.
Stanford University | Treatment & Prevention | University Research | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis

A Step Toward Renewable Diesel

MIT engineers have genetically reprogrammed a strain of yeast that could make possible the renewable production of high-energy fuels.
Energy Sources | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | University Research | Research to Secure Our Energy Future