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Report on the Status of University Research
On December 14, 2007 Vice President for Research R. Timothy Mulcahy
provided his annual report to the Board of Regents on the status
of research at the University.
For fiscal year 2007, Mulcahy reported the University received
$619 million in research awards, up 7.5 percent over last year.
Federal agencies continue to provide the majority of the University's
dollars.
Patent and licensing activity increased 12.5 percent, with gross
revenues totalling over $63 million.
Mulcahy believes that the University can increase its
share of federal research support by emphasizing the University's
interdisciplinary strengths, working with colleges to develop strategic
plans to enhance research productivity, and taking advantage of
major opportunities aligned with University strengths. He also discussed
increasing sponsored research collaborations with business and industry
and identifying and prioritizing increased unrestricted funds in
support of research as part of an effort to close the "gap"
in funding between the University and national competition.
In addition, the University's strategic positioning process will
help put the University in a stronger position to compete for grants.
"The University has taken and will continue to take bold, assertive steps to enhance its research enterprise," said Mulcahy.
Click here to the UMNnews article about this year's report. >>
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