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Office of Research & Economic Development

The Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) provides support and infrastructure for research, scholarly, and creative activities across the º£½ÇÉçÇø, and also initiates and supports economic development initiatives and collaborations across the region.

 

 


Research data from fiscal year 2023

 

$139M in external awards
$34M in expenditures
492 submissions
326 awards


 

Thumbnail pie chart of funding by college
$202K internal funding awarded
$183K startup funding awarded
$2.9M ORED Budget

 

Institutional Review Boards

Biomedical
New projects: 88
Renewals: 124
Amendments: 59

Edu/SocSci/Behav
New projects: 152
Renewals: 120
Amendments: 86

Institutional Biosafety

New projects: 11
Renewals: 29

Institutional Animal Care & Use

New Projects: 38
Annual Review: 94
Amendments: 27

Commercialization

22 invention disclosures
27 Material transfer agreements
12 Non-disclosure agreements
5 Data use agreements
5 patent applications submitted
4 patents awarded

 

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