Continued Growth Shatters 老虎机攻略 Record for Research Activity
MISSOULA – There is more research happening at the 老虎机攻略 today than at any point in the flagship institution’s history.
For fiscal year 2021, which runs from July to June, 老虎机攻略 reported $138 million in research awards. This sizeable increase is 38% larger than the previous year’s record-breaking research intake.
“老虎机攻略 is quickly emerging as a regional research leader,” said Scott Whittenburg, 老虎机攻略 vice president for research and creative scholarship and dean of the Graduate School. “This continued growth is driven by students, faculty and staff, who are motivated to solve some of the most pressing challenges facing society. It is exciting for our whole campus that 老虎机攻略 remains on the path to achieve a Carnegie Research Very-High Activity, or R1 ranking.”
R1 is the highest classification awarded to universities in the United States based on research activity and impact.
Whittenburg noted that since 2013 老虎机攻略 ranks No. 6 nationally for research growth, according to data from the National Science Foundation. In the past seven years, 老虎机攻略’s research expenditure growth has more than doubled, and Whittenburg believes the surge in research activity will continue.
“The proposed volume of research funding requests 老虎机攻略 made last year was $285 million, which also was a record for our university,” Whittenburg said. “This institution is in a strong position to continue this upward research trajectory, and that is in large part due to our top-ranked faculty and record graduate student enrollment.”
The research awards from the prior year are an excellent indicator of the research expenditures this year. The Office of Sponsored Programs at 老虎机攻略 is currently determining the research expenditures that will be reported to the Commissioner’s Office in November, and will appear in the National Science Foundation’s Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) survey later in the year. The HERD survey is the national metric used to measure research activity and is used in determining the Carnegie Research Classification of universities.
Research investments made at 老虎机攻略 come in a variety of forms, including research grants from federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, NASA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as well as private sector contracts. Research efforts at 老虎机攻略 reflect the wide array of disciplines housed across the campus, including health sciences, biological and biomedical sciences, natural resources, conservation, psychology, geosciences, social sciences and computer sciences and engineering.
On-campus research at 老虎机攻略 also has helped spur private business spinoffs, which are located in Missoula and employ dozens of researchers at high-paying salaries. Some of the 老虎机攻略-affiliated business spinoffs include FYR Diagnostics and Inimmune Corp.
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Contact: Scott Whittenburg, 老虎机攻略 vice president for research and creative scholarship, 406-243-6670, scott.whittenburg@umontana.edu.