August 28, 2003

Boise State Sets New Record For Externally Funded Research Awards

Boise State University was awarded a record $22 million for externally sponsored research grants and programs during the past fiscal year, officials have announced. The $22 million includes grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Defense and many other agencies to fund a broad range of research projects and related programs at Boise State, said John Owens, the university’s vice president for research. Many of the awards are for multi-year research projects that are continuing in fiscal 2004 and beyond. “We are pleased and excited about the continuing growth in external funding for research at Boise State,” said Owens. “We have made great strides in moving toward becoming a metropolitan research institution in a very short amount of time.” Since fiscal 1996, Boise State has nearly tripled the amount of grants and awards received from external funding sources. Boise State faculty are conducting funded research in areas ranging from Alzheimer’s and cancer studies to the development of subsurface sensors, evaluations of student drinking, biomechanics and nanotechnology studies. Much of this research is interdisciplinary in nature, and involves collaborations among Boise State faculty from different academic fields, Owens added. Contact John Owens Vice president for research 426-5770 Media contact Janelle Brown communications and marketing 426-1790 Return to News home