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2 o f f i c e o f r e s e a r c h Despite concern about the state of the world economy, the continued success of science to produce new ideas and new solutions gives us reason for optimism. The U.S. research and development system one that relies heavily on the nation s public and private universities remains the envy of the world. Far from stagnating, the science and Dr. Win Phillips, Vice President for Research engineering occurring today at our universities is leaping forward, the result of changes at once cultural, technological and institutional. These changes haven t received a lot of attention outside academe, but they are reshaping science in America, raising its potential for good even as financial support dwindles. One huge change involves how university scientists work. Where researchers traditionally toiled as individuals or in small groups of like-minded colleagues, they are increasingly attuned to the benefits of collaboration with those outside their expertise. Another change is technological. Thanks to increasing computing power, ambitious research no longer requires ultra-expensive equipment. Simulation has become a cheaper and even more powerful option. A third change: While still devoted to pure science, universities are more focused on science that matters to people today. Universities are as likely to market discoveries as publish them, speeding their delivery to the public. These changes may seem broad and conceptual, but they have a real and practical impact. Several notable initiatives at UF tell the story: Sustainable Energy Emerging Pathogens UF Water Institute UF s statewide collaboration The current contraction is not the first down cycle in the U.S. economy in the past 70 years, and it won t be the last. But beginning with the nation s recovery from World War II, U.S. university research has been at the heart of the nation s economic strength. It was university research, after all, that sparked the information technology revolution. University research has been critical to the genesis of biotechnology and nanotechnology, both seen as key to a future where a booming world population places an increasing strain on natural resources. If history is any guide, the change in university laboratories and research centers today will play a similarly positive role in the nation s recovery from its current doldrums, and help the U.S. maintain its status as a global leader.

3 s u s ta i n a b l e e n e r g y Fl o r i d a In s t i t u t e f o r Su s ta i n a b l e En e r g y En e r g y Te c h n o l o g y In c u b at o r. Wi t h a b i o f u e l p i l o t p l a n t a n d a p r o t o t y p e d e v e l o p m e n t l a b o r at o r y, t h i s s t a t e Ce n t e r o f Exc el l en c e is m o v i n g p r o m i s i n g e n e r g y t e c h n o l o g i e s f r o m t h e r e s e a r c h to t h e p r o t o t y p e s ta g e. In t h e pa s t, it w a s r a r e f o r universities to f o c u s r es o u r c es o n s c a l i n g u p d i s c o v e r i e s to t es t t h e i r m e r i t a s i n d u s t r i a l p r o d u c t s. In c u b at o r s like this one shift the paradigm.

4 emerging pathogens The Emerging Pathogens Institute. This interdisciplinary institute pulls together scientists from eight colleges to confront pathogens that menace not just humans, but animals and plants. Such a global focus would have been unheard of a few years ago.

5 Th e UF Wat e r In s t i t u t e. Th e s e v e r e d r o u g h t t h at p l a g u e s m u c h o f t h e So u t h e a s t m a k e s o b v i o u s t h e g r o w i n g n e e d t o e n s u r e a d e q u at e w a t e r s u p p l i e s f o r p e o p l e a n d n at u r e a l i k e. UF h a s h a d m a n y r e s e a r c h e r s w o r k i n g o n d i v e r s e w a t e r p r o b l e m s. Th e Wat e r In s t i t u t e d r a w s t h e m t o g e t h e r t o w o r k o n c o m m o n g o a l s a n d s o l u t i o n s a n d it b r i n g s i n d u s t r y a n d p u b l i c p o l i c y g r o u p s into the mix. w a t e r i n s t i t u t e

6 c o l l a b o r at i o n UF s g r o w i n g t i es w i t h o t h e r l e a d i n g r e s e a r c h a n d m ed i c a l i n s t i t u t i o n s a r o u n d t h e s tat e including Sc r i p p s Fl o r i d a in Ju p i t e r, t h e Bu r n h a m In s t i t u t e f o r Med i c a l Re s e a r c h n e a r Or l a n d o a n d Th e Mo f f i t t Ca n c e r Ce n t e r in Ta m p a a r e e x a m p l e s o f t h e l i n k a g e s e s s e n t i a l to a n s w e r i n g t h e b i g q u e s t i o n s in s c i e n c e a n d m e d i c i n e.

7 summary of Sponsored 2008 Rese a rch c t i v i t y Proposals Submitted 5,430 Awards Received 6,175 New Awards Received 2,668 Continuations or Supplementals 3,507 Grant and Contract Dollars Awarded $549,875,156 Gifts for Research $11,776,484 Total Sponsored Research Funding $561,651,640 Projects Active During the Fiscal Year 6,799 Faculty Receiving Awards 1,932 Sponsors 1,047 $600 $500 $562M $458M $494M $583M Non-Federal $519M Federal $470M $437M $400 $301M $339M $380M Sponsored Rese a rch w a r d s MILLIONS $300 $200 $ FISCAL YEAR Technology Tr a n s f er in c o m e MILLIONS $26M 30 $22M $29M $32M $35M $37M FISCAL YEAR $40M $43M $48M $52M 07-08

8 Health Science Center $291M Medicine $230M Public Health $15M Dentistry $15M Veterinary Medicine $14M Pharmacy $8M Health Affairs $6M Nursing $3M All Other Academic Units Total $56M Education $13M Academic Affairs $10M Research & Graduate Programs $7M Design, Construction & Planning $5.4M Health & Human Performance $5M Business Administration $4M Florida Museum of Natural History $4M Academic Technology $3M Centers & Institutes $3M Journalism & Communications $0.9M Office of the President $0.5M Fine Arts $0.1M Industry $58M Foundations $71M State/Local $94M 13% 17% 10% 3% Federal 52% Research 2008 Awards by 57% 19% 12% 7% 10% cademic Un i t Other $16M IFAS $106M College of Engineering $67M College of Liberal Arts & Sciences $42M Research NIH $127M NSF $39M USDA $32M DOD $29M HRSA $17M Education $15M HHS $13M Energy $10M VA $10M NASA $6M Commerce $6M Interior $6M DOT $4M EPA $2M USAID $1M Other $6M $323M Awards by Research 2008 Sp o n s o r

9 P.O. Box Gainesville, FL Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Gainesville, FL Permit No. 94 office of research Winfred M. Phillips, D.Sc Vice President for Research 223 Grinter Hall P.O. Box Gainesville, Florida (352) Division of Sponsored Research Thomas Walsh, Ph.D. Director (352) Program Information (352) Proposal Processing (352) Awards Administration (352) UF Research Foundation, Inc. Frank Ward Business Manager (352) Office of Technology Licensing David Day Director (352) Research Communications Joseph Kays Director (352) research.ufl.edu