WASHINGTON: A group of public and private research universities launched a campaign that aims to inform policymakers, the Obama Administration, and the public about the ways that they are using Recovery Act funding.

The Science Coalition, the Association of American Universities, and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities kicked off the “ScienceWorksForUs” campaign November 17 in Washington.

At the center of the communications effort is a Web site that shows which states and universities received ...