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Research
Overview
UI research has led to numerous discoveries and developments, such as blood banking, the Van Allen Radiation Belts, educational TV, and the Gallup Poll.
- The University collected $382 million in grants, gifts, and contracts for research, development,
education, and service in FY07.
- Iowa ranks 18th among public universities in
federal research and development funding.
- The Oakdale Research Campus, an important center of UI interaction with industry and the public, is home to:
- UI Hygienic Laboratory—The state’s public health and environmental laboratory.
- National Advanced Driving Simulator—The world’s most sophisticated ground vehicle simulator.
- UI Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing—A state-funded biotech lab for growing the agricultural, chemical, nutritional, and pharmaceutical industries.
- Research programs in human health and medicine.
- The UI Research Foundation filed 130 patent
applications for inventions in FY07 and earned more than $15 million in license revenue.
- The UI Technology Innovation Center, a business incubator, has admitted nearly 90 technology start-up companies since 1984.
For more information, visit the Office of the Vice President for Research site.
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