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Spring Semester 2009 Plenary Panel
Colin Scanes Vice Chancellor, Research/ Dean,
Graduate School
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Colin Scanes Vice Chancellor, Research/ Dean,
Graduate School
UWM Research
Supporting sustainable economic, cultural and
community development in Milwaukee and
Southeastern Wisconsin
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Colin Scanes Vice Chancellor, Research/ Dean,
Graduate School
UWM Research Making progress

• From 2001-02 to 2007-08
• Increased research funding
• Added doctoral programs
• Boosted reputation
• National academies and awards

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Colin Scanes Vice Chancellor, Research/ Dean,
Graduate School
UWM Research Its importance

• Reputation
• Graduate student support
• Multiplier effect
• Regional economic development
• Generates overhead/150 funds

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Colin Scanes Vice Chancellor, Research/ Dean,
Graduate School
UWM Research Increased funding
2001-02 17.2M 2007-08 29.1M Increase of
69.2
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Colin Scanes Vice Chancellor, Research/ Dean,
Graduate School
UWM Research Increased funding

• From 2001-02 to 2007-08
• Letters and Science up 3.2M (54)
• Education, Health Sciences, Nursing and
  Information Studies more than tripled expenditures

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Colin Scanes Vice Chancellor, Research/ Dean,
Graduate School
UWM Research Impact of metro universities
expenditures
Institution Fed funds Jobs created UPittsburgh
422M 15,192 UMinnesota
326 11,736 UABirmingham
293 10,548 UIChicago 203
7,308 Wayne StateU 118
4,248 ULouisville 71 2,556 UWMilwaukee 16
576
-for science and engineering, 2006
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Colin Scanes Vice Chancellor, Research/ Dean,
Graduate School
UWM Research Research growth agenda

• Grow research to 100M annually
• Faculty hiring from new state support
• New schools
• UWM Research Foundation
• Public-private partnerships
• Research Growth Initiative

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Colin Scanes Vice Chancellor, Research/ Dean,
Graduate School
Impact of RGI External awards received
RGI-Cycle 1 RGI-Cycle 2 2004-05 3.03M 2004-05 2
.43M 2005-06 3.04M 2005-06 3.37M 2006-07 5.50M
2006-07 3.06M 2007-08 6.07M 2007-08 4.57M
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Colin Scanes Vice Chancellor, Research/ Dean,
Graduate School
UWM Research Strategies to increase research

• Faculty recruiting in clusters
• New schools, research centers, institutes
• Grants workshops
• Research infrastructure improvements
• Agency visits
• Federal initiatives and programs

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Colin Scanes Vice Chancellor, Research/ Dean,
Graduate School
UWM Research
The school has always been the most important
means of transferring the wealth of tradition
from one generation to the next.
Albert Einstein
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