Augusta Rohrbach, PhD Office of the Vice Provost for Research

Tufts University

Tufts University

Tufts University is a student-centered R1 university located in Boston, Medford, and Grafton, Massachusetts.

Total Enrollment (Fall 2014): 5,210 undergraduates, 5,670 graduate students Federal Sponsored Research (Fiscal 2014): $125.9M Non-Federal Sponsored Research (Fiscal 2014): $41.2M Ranked #34 in Reuters Top 100 Innovative Universities Worldwide

Data provided by the Office of Institutional Research & Evaluation

Cutting Edge Research Across Multiple Disciplines • School of Arts and Sciences • School of Engineering • The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy • Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service • Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine • School of Dental Medicine • Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy • School of Medicine • Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences • Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging

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Grafton

Boston

Tufts’ Research Enterprise

Note: Spike in funding due to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in FY10, FY11 and FY12

Trends in Research by Agency (FY1976-2014)

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Tufts Research Funding (FY1994-2014)

Growth in Research at Tufts (FY1994-2014) Looking at Federal and University Trends

Tufts Office of Research Development Tufts Collaborates Seed Grant Program

Enhanced Research Support Infrastructure OVPR-side

To increase Tufts' competiveness in the acquisition of

extramural funding to support our research and

education missions

Research Development

Developing university-wide strategies for

meeting federal priorities

Training Programs

Building capacity throughout the

research community

Proposal Support

Helping faculty submit highly competitive

proposals

Research Ventures

So much data…so little time and even less expertise

Enhanced Research Support Library-side

Data Management

Plan

Open Access Policies

Meta Data and Coding

Infrastructures

Expanding the Research

Space

Emerging Federal

Mandates

To increase Tufts' competiveness in the

acquisition of extramural funding to support our research

and education missions

What if Everything Could be Illuminated?

Navigating the Dynamic Changes in the Research Landscape