Office of the Vice President for Research
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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.
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September 8, 2023
Clare Croft to direct expanded arts research effort
Clare Croft, a dance historian, theorist and curator, has been appointed to a new leadership position designed to expand and integrate the arts in faculty research across U-M.
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September 6, 2023
Eight research teams chosen for new Boost program
The Bold Challenges Initiative has selected eight interdisciplinary teams from across U-M to participate in the first cycle of its newly launched Boost program.
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July 20, 2023
Melynda Price to lead Institute for Research on Women and Gender
Melynda Price, a lawyer and humanist whose scholarship addresses critical issues related to race, gender and citizenship, will join U-M this fall to lead its Institute for Research on Women and Gender.
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July 19, 2023
Report outlines direct economic impact of sponsored research
The Institute for Research on Innovation and Science recently released a report that provides a geographic snapshot of the economic impact of U-M research spending.
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June 26, 2023
OVPR honors five research faculty members with awards, professorships
The Office of the Vice President for Research will recognize five research faculty for their leadership and advancement of critical work.
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June 21, 2023
U-M, NIH jointly invest $79M for DEI in biomedical, health sciences
U-M and the National Institutes of Health will jointly invest $79 million to support and recruit 30 new faculty members to enhance inclusion and equity across the biomedical and health sciences community.
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June 15, 2023
OVPR awards $500K to support arts, humanities research
The Office of the Vice President for Research awarded more than $500,000 this month as part of its Research Catalyst and Innovation Block Grants Program to support arts and humanities projects at U-M.
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May 24, 2023
U-M launches institute to accelerate quantum research, education
U-M will invest $55 million to launch a multidisciplinary Quantum Research Institute and recruit up to eight new faculty members with expertise in quantum.
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May 1, 2023
Life Sciences Innovation Hub awards $1M to biomedical projects
The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Life Sciences Innovation Hub at U-M awarded nearly $1 million to support and advance six translational research projects.
