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Cover of the book “Fighting Fires and Building Flywheels” next to a headshot of the author, Robert A. Brown.
Cover of the book “Fighting Fires and Building Flywheels” next to a headshot of the author, Robert A. Brown.

What Will Become of America’s Research Institutions?

November 2, 2026

Drawing on his new book, former Boston University President Robert Brown discusses the evolving role of universities in the U.S. research enterprise.

View of Georgetown University's campus featuring Healy Hall, a prominent example of Gothic Revival architecture, surrounded by green lawns, trees, and students.
View of Georgetown University's campus featuring Healy Hall, a prominent example of Gothic Revival architecture, surrounded by green lawns, trees, and students.

2 New Members Join AAU

October 30, 2026
A Maryland Terrapin football player in red uniform trying to tackle a white-clad Rutgers player carrying the ball.
A Maryland Terrapin football player in red uniform trying to tackle a white-clad Rutgers player carrying the ball.
Students move across the Sacramento State campus on Jan. 26, 2026.
Students move across the Sacramento State campus on Jan. 26, 2026.
Rendering of a large, multistory brick, stone and glass building with small figures walking toward it.
Rendering of a large, multistory brick, stone and glass building with small figures walking toward it.
A student facing a forked path toward two different college campuses, one blue and the other red.
A student facing a forked path toward two different college campuses, one blue and the other red.

Students Increasingly Consider Politics in Choosing a College

October 13, 2026

The latest iteration of the Art & Science Group poll finds that more students on both the left and the right are ruling out institutions based on the political climate of their states.

Members of the Nobel committee sitting at a table before a blue screen bearing a picture of the Nobel Prize in Physics winner, Francis Halzen
Members of the Nobel committee sitting at a table before a blue screen bearing a picture of the Nobel Prize in Physics winner, Francis Halzen
Members of the Nobel Prize committee sitting at a table below a screen that bears the head shots and titles of the three Physiology or Medicine prize winners, with Stanford researcher Karl Deisseroth on the far left
Members of the Nobel Prize committee sitting at a table below a screen that bears the head shots and titles of the three Physiology or Medicine prize winners, with Stanford researcher Karl Deisseroth on the far left