Mizzou celebrates record research spending in 2022, topping $432 million
The University of Missouri in the fiscal year 2022 set a new record for research spending of more than $432 million.
It's the tenth consecutive year of research growth at MU.
Some of the major projects include an $8.7 million grant in the School of Medicine's Precision Health Institute, an $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education and a $5.3 million grant from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center researching the origins of life.
The research is important, said Mun Choi, MU chancellor and system president.
“Research expenditures correlate with important outcomes of scholarship including citations, books published, highly-prestigious recognition of faculty to conferral of doctoral degrees," Choi said in a news release “I’m very proud of the many efforts of our faculty, staff and students to achieve excellence in research”.
The research will lead to innovations to improve lives, said Thomas Spencer, vice chancellor for research.
“Thanks to investments in our research enterprise, such as MizzouForward and the NextGen Precision Health initiative, MU continues to empower our world-class researchers and scholars as they pursue challenging questions and strive for new heights through research breakthroughs and creative works,” Spencer said in the news release. “We are changing the world by building on our existing strengths and developing new ones through interdisciplinary collaborations.”
Roger McKinney is the Tribune's education reporter. You can reach him at rmckinney@columbiatribune.com or 573-815-1719. He's on Twitter at @rmckinney9.
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