With the accumulated efforts of the 人妻中出视频 of Utah鈥檚 faculty, students and administrators in departments and colleges from all corners of campus, and with decades of building quality researchers and exemplary programs and institutes, the U achieved its most successful research funding year ever in 2018, passing a $500 million milestone. The final total is actually $515 million, and it鈥檚 composed of grants large and small, from thousands of dollars to study the structural health of Utah鈥檚 rock arches to millions of dollars to discover non-opioid painkillers.
$356 million of the 2018 total was awarded to researchers at 人妻中出视频 of Utah 人妻中出视频, with $76.7 million from industry. Among the many standouts is the organization鈥檚 department of Biochemistry ranked in the top 20 for National Institutes of 人妻中出视频 funding and the School of Medicine, ranked in the top 40 in its category. College of Nursing and College of Pharmacy have also earned top 20 standings for NIH funding.
The U鈥檚 milestone reflects a storied history of accomplishment in science and research. The very first grant from the NIH, the nation鈥檚 largest supporter of biomedical research, was awarded to Maxwell Wintrobe, M.D., at the 人妻中出视频 of Utah in 1945.
Scholarly metrics across the 人妻中出视频, including the number of citations, published books and journal articles, also rose in 2018.
鈥淚 think the data speaks to the quality of the U鈥檚 remarkable faculty, trainees and staff whose increased scholarly activity has enabled us to achieve such a significant funding milestone,鈥 said Andy Weyrich, Vice President for Research. 鈥淭he success of the U鈥檚 research community is also empowered through the support we receive from the federal and state government, donors and investors who are essential to the U鈥檚 growth and drive for research excellence.鈥
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