Office of the Vice President for Research
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September 23, 2021
Grants from OVPR, NCID advance anti-racism research, scholarship
The Office of the Vice President for Research, in partnership with the National Center for Institutional Diversity, has awarded nearly $500,000 in grants to eight research teams from across U-M.
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September 16, 2021
Professor behind weather data tools wins U-M innovation award
Perry Samson has been named this year’s Distinguished University Innovator for developing a series of pioneering learning and weather-related tools and technologies and launching companies around them that serve millions.
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September 9, 2021
Researchers receive OVPR large-scale planning grants
The Office of the Vice President for Research has awarded its first round of Large-Scale Center and Initiative Planning Grants to a pair of teams at U-M that are working to strengthen and expand research activity around engineered materials and sustainable systems.
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August 30, 2021
A look at campus preparations for a more normal fall semester
From students returning to classrooms, to staff working in offices, to fans returning to Michigan Stadium, life at U-M should feel a bit more normal this fall.
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July 15, 2021
Tilbury joins OVPR to lead strategy on future communities
Dawn Tilbury has joined the Office of the Vice President for Research to advance a new strategic endeavor that infuses social and technical expertise to address complex challenges facing future communities.
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June 4, 2021
University to establish new Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention
U-M will launch a new Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention to generate knowledge and advance innovative solutions that reduce firearm injury, a public health crisis that leads to more than 100 U.S. deaths per day.
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May 19, 2021
OVPR to award four research faculty with recognition awards
The Office of the Vice President for Research will honor four research faculty members with its annual recognition awards for their outstanding scholarly achievements and significant contributions to their academic fields.
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April 13, 2021
OVPR to award four staff members for research service, support
The Office of the Vice President for Research will honor four staff members with its annual recognition awards for their expertise and support of research and scholarship activity across U-M.
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March 18, 2021
New OVPR funding program aims to support, catalyze research
The Office of the Vice President for Research has developed the Research Catalyst and Innovation Program that aims to catalyze research and spur innovation across U-M’s Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses.
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March 18, 2021
University research operations to expand April 1
One year after the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses ramped down research and scholarship in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, U-M plans to further expand its research operations in April.
