Leading Research Universities Report

The Nobel Prizes for 2025 have been announced, and many of the laureates this year have ties to AAU institutions.

United for Medical Research has launched a new project telling the stories of patients, families, scientists, and researchers who have been touched by medical breakthroughs made possible by the National Institutes of Health.

The 2025 class of MacArthur Fellows consists of 22 accomplished individuals, including 12 faculty members from AAU universities.

Last week, AAU submitted a comment letter urging the Department of Homeland Security to withdraw a proposed rule that would make it harder for international students to complete their degree programs in the United States, obtain practical work experience upon graduation, or to transfer to another program or degree level.

A government shutdown went into effect on October 1, with no end in sight. Government shutdowns have serious negative consequences for the American people, including for the nation’s higher education and scientific research enterprise.

The United States Chamber of Commerce recently urged the Trump administration to rescind the president’s September 19 proclamation imposing a $100,000 fee on H-1B visa petitions.

The Student Aid Alliance, a coalition of more than 40 higher education organizations, recently hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill to highlight the urgent need to protect and strengthen federal student aid programs at a time when their future is increasingly uncertain.

Nearly two hundred business leaders from across the United States sent a letter to House and Senate appropriators urging Congress to sustain funding for the National Science Foundation.

A coalition of science, education, and space advocacy organizations, led by the Planetary Society and including AAU, called on congressional leaders last week to protect NASA Science from destructive budget cuts proposed by the White House.

AAU and other higher education organizations are asking lawmakers to extend vital federal programs that help entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses turn their ideas into products and bring them to market.