Research at the University at Albany

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Research at the University at Albany

• 8th Annual Research ColloquiumApril 23, 2007
• Lynn Videka
• Vice President for Research
• http//www.albany.edu/research

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University at Albany

• Research Extensive University (Carnegie
  Classification)
• A major research university with vibrant
  undergraduate, graduate and professional degree
  programs
• Increasingly competitive admissions
• Outstanding faculty

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Research by the Numbers
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Total Awards
Total awards received by Health Research, Inc.
for School of Public Health faculty who are
employees of the NYS Department of
Health. Other includes state appropriations
made to Institute of Gerontology and Center for
Technology in Government for Research Projects
and funding received by Northeast Regional
Forensic Institute.
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Expenditures by Discipline Fiscal Year 2005-2006
Public Health
Physical Sciences
3
59
Social Sciences
22
Math/Computer
Sciences
Other
2
4
Life Sciences
Education
Environmental
2
4
Sciences
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includes School of Business, Humanities
Disciplines and Administrative Units.
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Awards by Sponsor TypeFiscal Year 2005-2006
federal funds awarded through a non-federal
agency. includes Colleges Universities,
Foreign Sponsors, Health Organizations, Local
Government, States Other than NYS, and
deposits made to Multiple Sponsor Accounts.
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Animal Subjects Protocols
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Human Subject Protocols
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Invention Disclosures
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Patent Applications
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Division for Research Funded Budget Initiatives

• Funded by Compact Planning
• Undergraduate research coordinator
• Grant preparation initiative-Cancer Center
• Funded by the Division
• Animal facilities management improvements
• Pre-Award software (COEUS) in preparation for
  grants.gov
• Increase patent and commercialization budget
• Strengthen Albany Population center staffing and
  computing infrastructure
• New IT coordinator in the Office of Sponsored
  Programs (David Usher)

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Division for Research Funded Budget Initiatives
(continued)

• Funded by Campus Capital Budget
• Repairs to the Whiteface Mountain facility silo
  repair
• Funded by SUNY Empire Innovations Program
• 2 Senior faculty members in nanomedicine
  (nanobiometrics)
• 2 senior faculty for Cancer Research Center
  (environmental carcinogenesis and cancer biology)
• Not funded
• Urban China Research Network
• Cancer center web page improvement
• Social robotics undergraduate program (ILS)
• Digital government research and management
  symposium (CTG)

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Research Division 2006-2007 Goals

• Increase total number of research applications in
  all units
• Increase federal research awards in all units
• Assess research centers and institutes in the
  following School School of Business
• Increase opportunities for student research
• Increase life sciences research funding and
  business planning
• Develop web, and print communications materials
  in areas of research emphasis life sciences,
  nanosciences, atmospheric sciences, social
  sciences and public policy
• Improve information sharing within the University
  Community, especially regarding research
  priorities
• Emphasize input by faculty governance in research
  priority setting and activities