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Research with Results. Innovation with Impact.

°®¶¹´«Ã½ Research & Innovation

Office of Vice President

°®¶¹´«Ã½RI Vice President

Leads and facilitates institutional research initiatives and supports research programs and infrastructure development

Comparative Medicine

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Contributes to a greater understanding of life through studies that define and compare complex living organisms and processes

Leads and facilitates faculty engagement and recognition for national and international honorific awards

FL High Tech Corridor

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Offers multiple funding opportunities at °®¶¹´«Ã½ to support collaborative industry research, early-stage faculty innovation, and undergraduate research

FL Inventors Hall of Fame

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State-wide initiative honoring °®¶¹´«Ã½ inventors whose achievements have significantly advanced the quality of life for all Americans

IADI

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Institute for Advanced Discovery & Innovation faculty provide their knowledge and experience in innovation to benefit °®¶¹´«Ã½ faculty, staff and students

Integrity & Compliance

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Research Integrity & Compliance administers assurance and compliance programs required by federal and state agencies for conducting research at °®¶¹´«Ã½

IREA

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Institutional Research Effectiveness & Assessment identifies, mitigates and manages risks in order to realize operational efficiency in research

Research Development

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The Research Development Institute (RDI) delivers proactive, catalytic, capacity-building support to °®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers

Research Operations

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Supports °®¶¹´«Ã½RI operational needs for budgeting, purchasing, front desk, Embedded Human Resources, Research Information Systems and events

Sponsored Research

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Provides pre-award assistance to researchers seeking award funding and post-award financial services to Pls managing sponsored research awards

Student Engagement (SERI)

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Student Engagement in Research & Innovation (SERI) connects students with high-impact practices and supports faculty's use of HIPs in their courses

Tech Transfer

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°®¶¹´«Ã½ Tech Transfer promotes collaboration, innovation, and successful research commercialization for inventors

°®¶¹´«Ã½ CONNECT

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Manages the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator (TBTI), the Evolve Accelerator and the Student Innovation Incubator (SII)

°®¶¹´«Ã½ Research Foundation

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Supports °®¶¹´«Ã½'s economic development mission and enhances the research activities of °®¶¹´«Ã½ faculty, staff and students

Points of Pride

Interdisciplinary Innovators Exchange Series

°®¶¹´«Ã½ Faculty Forward: Partnering with Industry for Impact—the theme of the inaugural Interdisciplinary Innovators Exchange series—spotlights the power of collaboration between academia and industry to drive meaningful change.

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Federal funding updates for °®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers

The federal administration has recently issued several Executive Orders that may signal shifts in federal priorities. These changes could potentially impact both awarded projects and those awaiting funding from federal agencies or sponsors.

Charitie Martino

Turning ideas into algorithms

As one of °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s first master’s students studying AI, Charitie Martino wants to fuse computer modeling with how the mind works. She wants to take those hard-to-pin-down concepts in psychology – things like memory, attention, and learning – throw them into models that AI computers can test, and measure to see what happens.