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A new report reaffirms the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs as critical to science, technology, and security in the United States and urges Congress to reinstate them after allowing them to expire last year.
On Thursday, January 15, the Senate voted 82-15 to send legislation rejecting the president’s deep proposed cuts to science to his desk for a signature.
A new report by researchers at the Philadelphia Federal Reserve finds that new student loan limits imposed by Congress will lead to approximately one in eight graduate students struggling to secure sufficient educational loans from the private sector beginning in the upcoming academic year.
On December 8, the United States House of Representatives voted 397-28 to reject deep proposed cuts to some of the nation’s premier science agencies, including the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Department of Energy Office of Science.
The latest release of the Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey by the National Science Foundation shows that colleges and universities significantly increased their own support for groundbreaking research and development (R&D) in FY24.
On Friday, AAU President Barbara R. Snyder sent a letter to the House and Senate appropriations committees providing comments on the remaining nine FY26 appropriations bills. The letter asked lawmakers to prioritize investments and policy provisions that promote American science.
On Wednesday, December 10, the House of Representatives voted 312-112 to pass the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act. The “must-pass” annual legislation authorizes spending and sets policies for the Department of Defense, intelligence agencies, and the Department of Energy’s nuclear weapons programs.
A new initiative at the National Museum and Center for Service (NMCS) is encouraging universities to mark the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the United States next year by honoring the contributions of scientists and researchers to our nation’s health, well-being, and prosperity.
The United States is quickly losing its edge in attracting top international scientific talent, and other nations are stepping up to take advantage.
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.