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A new report from the Institute for Research on Innovation & Science (IRIS) at the University of Michigan shows that university research spending in the United States funnels billions of dollars to businesses of all sizes across the nation. But with universities facing steep cuts in federal research funding, that economic impact is likely to diminish.
A new tax proposed by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick threatens to harm innovation and dampen economic growth.
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On November 19, eight higher education associations, co-led by AAU and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), submitted a friend-of-the-court brief to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals urging it to uphold a lower court’s ruling reinstating hundreds of terminated National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants.
A new report published last week in JAMA Internal Medicine used public data to quantify the impact of National Institutes of Health funding cuts on patients participating in hundreds of the agency’s clinical trials. The report underscores the toll of NIH funding cuts on both patients and researchers.
New data from the Institute of International Education (IIE) show steep declines in international students enrolling and studying in graduate-level programs at universities in the United States.
New proposals being considered by the Education Department will limit the number of degree programs that can be considered as “professional,” thereby curtailing the number of programs that will be eligible for higher loan limits set under H.R.1.
AAU recently updated its “By the Numbers” pages with the latest data on the impact and value of America’s leading research universities.
An influential list of researchers most frequently cited by other scientists in their papers shows that researchers based in the United States, and especially those affiliated with AAU member institutions, continue to have broad, significant influence in their fields.
A new study from the Brookings Institution shows that college remains a financially sound investment even after accounting for student loan repayments.
TIME Magazine's 2025 Best Inventions issue features a number of inventions developed through research done at AAU member universities, demonstrating the immense impact of university research on the innovation economy.