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Creating solutions that matter to you

There's a reason research matters. It creates technologies, medicines and other answers to the biggest challenges we face.

There is a longstanding agreement between the U.S. government and America’s universities to conduct research on behalf of the country. That research touches your life in numerous ways every day, from the roads you drive on to the phone in your pocket. In the video below, ASU President Michael Crow talks about the "invisible hand" of university researchers.

But that agreement between the U.S. government and university researchers — and all the economic and societal benefits that come from such research — has recently been put at risk.

Tangible impacts of ASU research  

Space research

Slowing or interrupting space research brings the risk of weakening our ability to spot — and stop — the threat of asteroids and meteor strikes on Earth. Prominent space scientists Phil Christensen and Jim Bell explain why any reduction to planetary defense is a bad idea. 

Learn more about how ASU is creating solutions


Visit research.asu.edu to explore the impact, growth and rankings in research at ASU.