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Interdisciplinary Approach

collaboration

ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ offers a rich array of academic programs that cross traditional boundaries, build on its strength as an interdisciplinary research university, and emphasize partnerships with communityorganizations.

incubators

The university institutes, initiatives and centers complement the collaborative work of faculty and students across campus. They serve as incubators of innovation in research, teaching and communityengagement.

education

More than half of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ undergraduates and nearly one-fifth of graduateand professional students take part in university-wide interdisciplinary education initiativeseachyear.

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Research

Funding

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Finding Funding

The Office for Research & Innovation provides this extensive, online database of internal and external funding opportunities as a resource for the entire ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ University research community.

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Connect With a Foundation

The Office of Foundation Relations strives to make the entire foundation funding process seamless for faculty and administrative projects.

Translational Funding

Through the Office for Translation & Commercialization, ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ connects researchers to a variety of internal and external funding opportunities to accelerate applied research projects and startups.

Supporting ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´-affiliated Entrepreneurs

ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Capital Partners is the university official early-stage venture investment group, where members invest in and support ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´-affiliated startups.

Connecting with Companies and Orgs

The Office for External Partnerships connects external companies and organizations with researchers and projects at ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ to accelerate research and innovation.

Innovation Ecosystem

Think like an entrepreneur

ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Innovation & Entrepreneurship provides courses, programs, mentorship, funding, and community to help ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ students and alumni build an entrepreneurial mindset and

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INVENTIONS & IP

The Office for Translation & Commercialization works closely with ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ inventors,
company partners and the venture community to support translational research, protect
intellectual property, launch startups and license technologies to industry and ensure
societal impact of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ innovations.

FIND A PARTNER

ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Office for External Partnerships connects external companies and organizations
with researchers and projects at ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ to accelerate research and innovation.

Out In The World

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real-time satellite

Michael Boyarsky metamaterial satellite antennas are poised to enhance operations
for many industries, from farming to natural disaster prediction.

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oxygenator catheter

This ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ startup is developing a minimally-invasive catheter-based oxygenator for use in trauma care.

CANCER CARE

The newest brain cancer drug approved by the FDA has roots in research conducted by ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ researchers and clinicians.

Research Support

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Research Guidance

The Office of Research Support (ORS) manages pre-award researchadministration and certain post-award functions for campus schools, including proposal review, grant and contract negotiation, compliance,and implementation of researchpolicies.

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student support

Undergraduate Research Support (URS) Office promotes undergraduate research in collaboration with faculty, community and campus partners and offers programming to help students identify researchopportunities.

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Data Support

This multiyear, faculty-driven program improves computational and data services across identified priorities, allowing scholars to focus on theirresearch.

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Science and Human Health

Services

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Academics Making a Difference

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headshot of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ business professor, Christopher Eaglin
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Where the Research Happens

ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ research spans across its 12 schools and a robust suite of university-wide institutes and centers. We™re known for combining disciplines to find novel approaches to problem-solving.

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Trinity School of Arts and Sciences

Our programs are defined by the university culture of cross-disciplinary research and education. As a result, the whole of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ serves as a resource for the arts, sciences, and social sciences. Our research informs and deepens student and faculty exploration of artistic expression, natural sciences, global cultural themes, and the university goal of knowledge in service ofsociety.

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ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Divinity School

In addition to robust faculty scholarship and publishing, ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Divinity supports interdisciplinary research in clergy health, the arts, leadership formation, and thriving ruralcommunities.

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ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´-Kunshan University (DKU)

ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Kunshan University interdisciplinary framework draws on multiple disciplines and integrates knowledge and researchmethodologies.

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ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´-National University Singapore School of Medicine

With our strategic focus on diseases that are prevalent in Southeast Asia, our five Signature Research Programmes enable our research faculty to pursue multidisciplinary research in basic and translational science to help address some of the leading public health concerns, including aging, cancer, cardiometabolic, infectious and neurodegenerativediseases.

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Fuqua School of Business

Connecting our research faculty with practitioners in a range of sectors, Fuqua centers draw out the strengths in people with different knowledge sets in ways that create new perspectives for our scholarship andteaching.

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ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Law School

ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Law School is home to 16 centers, institutes, and programs in which faculty engage in cutting-edge research and education onsubjects of critical importance to the law, public policy, andsociety.

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Nicholas School of the Environment

Nicholas School research spans more than 40 disciplines in 16 broad-based focal areas. We apply our research expertise to determine solutions to the most pressing environmental issues facing ourworld.

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Pratt School of Engineering

ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Engineering is a leader in defining and advancing the high-impact fields that will develop solutions to the biggest challenges facing society and the planet.

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Sanford School of Public Policy

Faculty members collaborate across disciplines to explore questions relating to income inequality, obesity and hunger, energy policy, child neglect and abuse, access to health care, democratization, foreign policy and globalconcerns.

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ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ University School of Medicine

The combined efforts of the school basic and clinical faculty members in 26 departments, and numerous centers, institutes and initiatives make ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ one of the largest biomedical research enterprises in the country with $1 billion in sponsored research expendituresannually.

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ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ School of Nursing

The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ University School of Nursing Center for Nursing Research (CNR) provides faculty, students, andÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ University Health Systemnurses with the resources to transform nursing and healthcare through impactfulresearch.

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ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Science &Technology

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