Office of the Vice President for Research
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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.
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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.
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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.
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October 19, 2023
Proposals sought for new arts research funding program
U-M has launched Arts Research: Incubation & Acceleration, a new partnership between the Office for the Vice President for Research and the U-M Arts Initiative to fuel arts-based research.
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October 12, 2023
Rackham, OVPR create office to support postdoctoral fellows
U-M is establishing a new Office of Postdoctoral Affairs that will serve as a hub to support more than 1,400 postdoctoral fellows who work across the university.
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October 11, 2023
University reports record $1.86B in FY ’23 research volume
U-M reported a record $1.86 billion in research volume during fiscal year 2023, an 8.1% increase over the previous year. The expenditures have led to critical advancements in a variety of diverse research areas.
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October 2, 2023
Bhramar Mukherjee to lead research data services strategy
Bhramar Mukherjee will lead a universitywide strategy designed to support and enhance research data services as the inaugural assistant vice president for research – research data services.
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September 19, 2023
New OVPR units support faculty awards, funding partnerships
The Office of the Vice President for Research has launched the Faculty Honorifics Office and the Research Foundation Partnerships Office to support faculty honorifics and expand research funding opportunities.
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September 18, 2023
U-M center gets $5M to study climate change impacts on water
U-M researchers will lead a new effort to strengthen the climate change resilience of vulnerable communities that span international boundaries and jurisdictions.
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September 15, 2023
Record number of U-M inventions reported in FY ’23
Research led by U-M generated a record 580 new inventions last year, 145 new U.S. patents and more than 300 license and option agreements with industry, and launched 25 startup companies, in fiscal year 2023.
