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The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) believes that research is fundamental to the success and mission of the University of Illinois at Chicago and its students, faculty, staff, and postdocs. We strive to grow, promote, advance, and safeguard research at UIC by conducting world-class research that advances the field of knowledge both locally and globally.
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Announcements and Events
Policy 101: The Broader Impacts of Engaged Research
RNUA Training for Disclosers
RNUA Training for Reviewers
RNUA Training for Reviewers - 1st level reviews
Four UIC faculty members earn DPI funding
Four University of Illinois Chicago researchers are the recipients of $500,000 in combined research funding from Discovery Partners Institute, or DPI.
Mental health research center gets $4M
A University of Illinois Chicago team has been awarded over $4 million to establish a research center focusing on the health and function of people with serious mental illness.
Four UIC scholars earn Fulbright awards for research, teaching
Four faculty members from the University of Illinois Chicago have been selected as Fulbright scholars for 2020-21. They are among 800 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, the flagship international educational exchange sponsored by the U.S. government.
UIC, partners team up for $15.5M NSF-funded math institute
Mathematicians and statisticians from the University of Illinois at Chicago will join a collaborative group of researchers representing three other leading research universities in Illinois as part of the new Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation.
COVID-19 vaccine to be tested in UIC clinical trial
The University of Illinois at Chicago will soon test a vaccine for COVID-19. Expected to launch July 9, the trial — a phase 3 clinical study — will test the efficacy of a vaccine developed by biotech company Moderna.
Research News
OVCR Facts
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225->1 ROI OVCR has invested $2 million over the last two years in the Research Resources Center (RRC) which has generated $550 million in total awards
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1564 FY 2017 Awards received by sponsor type
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$1-> $14 For every $1 invested in Campus Research Board Intramural Funding, $14 are received in extramural funding