Former U.S. national security leaders highlight the need to increase federal funding for scientific research, in order to keep pace in the innovation race with China. In particular, they noted the importance of U.S. National Science Foundation to U.S. competitiveness. reuters.com/world/former-u…

Cuts to federally-funded university research are counterproductive to achieving growth and innovation, with federal funding for basic research providing significant spillovers to companies and applications. Read more from American Enterprise Institute's R. Glenn Hubbard ⬇️ aei.org/op-eds/the-fol…

AAU President Barbara R. Snyder expressed concern that today's order to dismantle U.S. Department of Education, coupled with staff layoffs & dissolution of crucial programs will have a significantly negative impact on educational access & success for our nation’s students. 🔗aau.edu/newsroom/press…

"Policymakers must sufficiently fund federal investment in basic & applied science research" write Senator Todd Young & FDD's Matt Potter. They note investments in U.S. National Science Foundation & Department of Defense 🇺🇸 research help create lifesaving therapies, protect our warfighters & more. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

The NIH has cut new grant awards by at least $2.3 billion this year, with major declines in research on infectious diseases, heart and lung conditions, and biology. This shift highlights the strain on the critical federal-academic research partnership, per STAT analysis.

A recent survey by ResearchAmerica showed that 8 in 10 Americans approve of federal spending for university research: researchamerica.org/sd_question/as…

BREAKING: Condoleezza Rice just went on Fox & Friends and dismantled Trump’s war on universities and scientific research. When even Bush’s Secretary of State is side-eyeing your assault on knowledge and education, you’ve officially crossed into uncharted stupidity. This isn’t

Great insights from our "Washington Political Forecast & Town Hall," moderated by Joe Allen: Conservatives for Property Rights ED Jim Edwards, Crowell & Moring Managing Director Kate Beale, INCUBATE ED John Stanford, and AAU AVP/Counsel for Policy & Fed. Relations Kate Hudson!

While all the attention is on the CBO report - $2.4T added to the deficit and 10.9M losing health coverage - don’t forget the bill also threatens science: restructuring NIH, slashing STEM funding, and diminishing our standing as a global leader in innovation.

The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Democratic Staff, is surveying the impact of the Trump Administration’s cancelation of federal research awards. Link in next post

If you want to remain a global leader in science and innovation, you invest. You don’t downsize.

Thanks to Bayh-Dole, we commercialize an average of 2 new products and form 2-3 new startups based on academic inventions every day of the year -- a success rate far exceeding that of any other country! buff.ly/8RXS1Kg

Read AAU President Barbara R. Snyder's statement on the announcement this morning that HUD will be taking over the NSF headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia: aau.edu/newsroom/press…

Listen to AAU's Deputy VP and Counsel, Government Relations and Public Policy Kate Hudson discuss her background and work here at AAU:

Thank you Senate Appropriations Dems and Senate GOP Appropriations Committee for maintaining funding levels for NSF and NASA.

Facilities and administrative (F&A) costs are essential to the research that makes America safer, healthier, and more prosperous. Read the recommendation on a new F&A cost structure from the Joint Associations Group on Indirect Costs: aau.edu/newsroom/press…

AAAS NSF grants through May 2025 compared to prior years: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Of all the science cuts, the cuts to long running data sets and longitudinal studies that we use to deepen our understanding of the world seem particularly shortsighted. Most of these are both cheap and informative.

A new analysis by @AAAS shows that, if enacted, President Trump's FY26 budget proposal would devastate science and innovation in the United States. Learn more: aaas.org/news/fy-2026-r…

"This is a cessation of critical appropriated funding for... treatments and cures for American patients who need it most" said AAU President Barbara R. Snyder in a statement on the administration's halt of FY25 NIH medical research funding: aau.edu/newsroom/press…