# Universities Research Association: An academic consortium of over 90 research universities

> URA is a not\-for\-profit 501\(c\)\(3\) academic consortium composed of over 90 premier research universities headquartered in Washington, DC, supporting government lab management and operation in the national interest\.

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## Pages
- [Home](https://ura-hq.org/)
- [Member Universities](https://ura-hq.org/member-universities/)
- [Member Universities Map](https://ura-hq.org/member-universities/member-universities-map/)
- [2026 Sandia Graduate Fellows](https://ura-hq.org/stem-research/sandia-graduate-student-summer-fellowship/2026-sandia-graduate-fellows/)
- [May 2026 Forum Videos](https://ura-hq.org/science-policy-2/forums/may-2026-forum-videos/)

## Posts
- [URA Hosts its 5th Research Policy Forum on 'The Role of Philanthropic Investments in University Research'](https://ura-hq.org/ura-hosts-its-5th-research-policy-forum-on-the-role-of-philanthropic-investments-in-university-research/)
- [SPARC Champions Take Physics and Science Communication to D\.C\.](https://ura-hq.org/sparc-champions-take-physics-and-science-communication-to-d-c/)
- [Universities Research Association Announces the Award Recipients of the URA Spring 2026 Visiting Scholars Program](https://ura-hq.org/universities-research-association-announces-the-award-recipients-of-the-ura-spring-2026-visiting-scholars-program/)
- [U\.S\. High Energy Physics Community Convenes in Washington, D\.C\. to Advocate for Sustained Growth and National Investment in Particle Physics](https://ura-hq.org/u-s-high-energy-physics-community-convenes-in-washington-d-c-to-advocate-for-sustained-growth-and-national-investment-in-particle-physics/)
- [URA Hosts 2026 Council of Presidents Annual Meeting \& Policy Forum](https://ura-hq.org/ura-hosts-2025-council-of-presidents-meeting-and-policy-forum/)

## Media
- [headshot\_Elias\_2](https://ura-hq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/headshot_Elias_2.jpg): University of Chicago headshots for Statistics Dept on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 in Chicago, IL\. Photo by Rob Hart
- [URA DOE STEM Seminars 4](https://ura-hq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/URA-DOE-STEM-Seminars-4.png)
- [inl\-1](https://ura-hq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/inl-1.png)
- [test test](https://ura-hq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/test-test.png)
- [TEST for Wedsite 4](https://ura-hq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/TEST-for-Wedsite-4.png)

## Events
- [59th Fermilab Users \& Affiliates Meeting 2026](https://ura-hq.org/event/59th-fermilab-users-affiliates-meeting-2026/)

## Featured Stories
- [Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment \(DUNE\)](https://ura-hq.org/featured-stories/deep-underground-neutrino-experiment-dune/): One of the most intriguing mysteries in physics is the neutrino particle\. While it is abundant throughout the universe \(a billion times more abundant than particles that make up stars, planets, and people\), little is known about them or their purpose\.
- [URA Condemns the Russian Invasion of Ukraine](https://ura-hq.org/featured-stories/ukraine-notice/)
- [Additional Sources of Support](https://ura-hq.org/featured-stories/additional-support/)
- [Visiting Scholars Program](https://ura-hq.org/featured-stories/visiting-scholars-program/): The Visiting Scholars Program was created by URA to help support visits by researchers from URA member institutions to work at Fermilab for up to one year\. 
- [Home to over 90 Leading Research Universities](https://ura-hq.org/featured-stories/home-to-over-90-leading-research-universities/): From California to Massachusetts, and from the U\.K\. to Japan, many of the most distinguished research universities around the globe are members of URA\. Our membership includes universities from 32 U\.S\. states and is open to any university with a significant interest or graduate program in physics\.

## Press Releases
- [Dr\. Lia Merminga appointed Director of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory](https://ura-hq.org/news-media/dr-lia-merminga-appointed-director-of-fermi-national-accelerator-laboratory/)
- [FRA Announces Nigel Lockyer to step down as Fermilab director](https://ura-hq.org/press-releases/nigel-lockyer-to-step-down-as-fermilab-director/)
- [URA Names John C\. Mester  Executive Director \& Chief Executive Officer](https://ura-hq.org/press-releases/ura-names-john-c-mester-executive-director-chief-executive-officer/)
- [Pedro Machado wins 2021 URA Early Career Award](https://ura-hq.org/press-releases/pedro-machado-wins-2021-ura-early-career-award/)
- [Zhicai Zhang wins 2021 URA Thesis Award](https://ura-hq.org/press-releases/zhicai-zhang-wins-2021-ura-thesis-award/)

## Type
- [section](https://ura-hq.org/layout_type/section/)
- [module](https://ura-hq.org/layout_type/module/)
- [row](https://ura-hq.org/layout_type/row/)
- [layout](https://ura-hq.org/layout_type/layout/)

## Module Width
- [regular](https://ura-hq.org/module_width/regular/)
- [fullwidth](https://ura-hq.org/module_width/fullwidth/)

## Scope
- [not\_global](https://ura-hq.org/scope/not_global/)
- [global](https://ura-hq.org/scope/global/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://ura-hq.org/sitemap_index.xml)