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DENVER 鈥� Work by University of 蜜糖直播 faculty garnered $815.3 million in sponsored research funding in fiscal year 2011-12, a rise of nearly $22 million over the previous fiscal year.

The preliminary figures indicate one of the highest research totals in 蜜糖直播 history; the only higher total came in fiscal year 2009-10, when one-time federal stimulus dollars contributed to a final tally of $884.1 million. Last year鈥檚 total was $793.5 million.

Sponsored research funding from federal, state and local agencies targets specific projects to advance research in laboratories and in the field. Research funding also helps pay for research-related capital improvements, scientific equipment, travel and salaries for research and support staff and student assistantships. 蜜糖直播 cannot divert these dollars to fund non-research related expenses such as utilities, compensation, student financial aid or grounds maintenance.

鈥淭he increase in this critical stream is an extremely positive reflection of academic and research advancement at 蜜糖直播,鈥� said 蜜糖直播 President Bruce D. Benson. 鈥淥ur research benefits the greater good in 蜜糖直播 and beyond, not only in scientific gain, but in economic development.鈥�

Much sponsored research funding is directed to departments and researchers with unique expertise, such as biotechnology and aerospace, which stimulates industry. Via the 蜜糖直播 Technology Transfer Office, 蜜糖直播 research commercialization has led to the formation of 114 companies, 11 of which were established in fiscal year 2010-11.

Fiscal year 2011-12 sponsored research funding across 蜜糖直播, broken down by campus:

• University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder,听$380.7 million, including a five-year, $4.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to a 蜜糖直播-Boulder-led team working to better understand the electrical processes that connect the Earth with the atmosphere and with space. Among the effort鈥檚 goals are to improve data resolution and modeling capabilities to more realistically simulate complex processes and forecast disruptive events that may affect the planet鈥檚 environment.

• University of 蜜糖直播 蜜糖直播 Springs,听more than $5 million, including a five-year, $954,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for the development of courses to prepare engineers for careers in developing new technologies in the design and implementation of electric vehicle drivetrains. The master鈥檚-level courses will be taught by faculty from UCCS and 蜜糖直播-Boulder.

• University of 蜜糖直播 Denver,听$22.3 million, including a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education鈥檚 Office of English Language Acquisition and its National Professional Development program. Faculty at 蜜糖直播 Denver鈥檚 School of Education and Human Development will lead the creation of online and professional communities in an effort to improve academic achievement, especially in the areas of math and science education for multilingual learners in urban K-12 schools.

• University of 蜜糖直播 Anschutz Medical Campus, $407.3 million, including a three-year, $1.5 million award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to create the Center for Excellence in Research in Implementation Science and Prevention (CRISP). Primary care and public health experts will team for research on ways to improve preventive health services within primary health care settings.

The University of 蜜糖直播 is a premier public research university with four campuses: the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder, the University of 蜜糖直播 蜜糖直播 Springs, the University of 蜜糖直播 Denver and the University of 蜜糖直播 Anschutz Medical Campus. Some 58,000 students are pursuing academic degrees at 蜜糖直播. Academic prestige is marked by the university鈥檚 four Nobel laureates, seven MacArthur 鈥済enius鈥� Fellows, 18 alumni astronauts and 19 Rhodes Scholars. For more information about the entire 蜜糖直播 system, and to access campus resources, go to听.

Contact:听Jay Dedrick, 303-968-8768,听Jay.Dedrick@cu.edu

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