Office of the Vice President for Research

  1. March 8, 2024

    Fourteen faculty members selected as public engagement fellows

    Fourteen faculty members will participate in a fellowship program that provides resources and support for scholars and researchers incorporating public engagement into their work.

  2. February 13, 2024

    Mark Moldwin to lead new Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

    Mark Moldwin, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering in the College of Engineering, will lead the new Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, supporting postdoctoral fellows across U-M.

  3. February 6, 2024

    OVPR relaunches hub for funding opportunities, honorifics

    The Office of the Vice President for Research has relaunched a digital hub for researchers across U-M to easily identify and apply for internal funding opportunities to advance their work.

  4. February 6, 2024

    Croft, Monts to be honored at Shirley Verrett Award ceremony

    The Women of Color in the Academy Project will honor Lester P. Monts and Clare Croft with its 12th Annual Shirley Verrett Awards.

  5. January 29, 2024

    Innovation Partnerships awarded $5M for statewide venture fund

    U-M’s Innovation Partnerships recently was awarded $5 million to establish the Michigan University Innovation Capital Fund and the Michigan University Innovation Capital Consortium.

  6. January 23, 2024

    Bold Challenges launches 2024 research themes, events, funding support

    The Bold Challenges Initiative has launched five new themes as part of its mission to support and catalyze research that tackles some of the world’s greatest threats.

  7. January 22, 2024

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  8. January 19, 2024

    OVPR seeks nominations for annual research staff, faculty awards

    The Office of the Vice President for Research is seeking nominations for its annual awards celebrating the impact and importance research staff and faculty.

  9. November 30, 2023

    Report helps guide public engagement at research universities

    A recently published report led by U‑M’s Elyse Aurbach outlines how research universities can better support engaged and equity-oriented scholars and scholarship on their campuses.

  10. October 27, 2023

    Grants to spur innovations in generative AI, computational science

    Research teams at U-M will share $575,000 to facilitate high-impact research across a broad range of domains, including sustainable energy and generative artificial intelligence.