Research
Funding Reaches Record $458.1 Million
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The
University of Florida received a record $458.1 million
in research funding during fiscal year 2002-03, due
in large part to a $26 million increase in funding to
its Health Science Center.
The
4.8 percent increase is a $20.9 million more than in
fiscal year 2001-02. Research funding to UF has increased
131 percent over the last decade.
“UF
faculty created numerous new initiatives in such areas
as nanoscience, regenerative health, astronomy and agriculture,”
said Win Phillips, UF’s vice president for research.
“They continue to be highly competitive and to
pursue new interdisciplinary opportunities.”
UF
gets about 63 percent of its funding from the federal
government — a total of $289.3 million last year,
up 8 percent from the previous year. After several years
of dramatic increases, the National Institutes of Health,
UF’s largest source of research funding, remained
steady at $104.4 million in fiscal year 2001-02
Most
of the NIH funding goes to the six colleges of UF's
Health Science Center, which accounted for about 55
percent of the university's total with a record $251
million, up 11.4 percent from the 2001-02 total of $225
million.
Funding
from the National Science Foundation (NSF) increased
almost 4 percent to $40.7 million. NSF funding supports
research in basic sciences, such as physics and chemistry,
engineering and social sciences, including sociology
and psychology. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
benefits from much of the NSF funding, helping it bring
in a record $44.3 million in 2002-03, up 16.3 percent
over the previous year.
The
College of Engineering received $60.9 million and the
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences $65.3 million.
UF
received $54.4 million from industry sponsors in 2002-03
and another $51 million from foundations, both increases
over the previous year.
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