RIO News & Announcements

The Research and Innovation Office (RIO) oversees the $1 billion annual research enterprise at the University of Minnesota, a top public research university. RIO works with a broad range of units and partners to advance the research mission and tracks key research metrics for the University.
 

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Recent RIO News & Announcements

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The 16th SPA Symposium Unveils Modern Grants Management System

March 13, 2024

Over 400 research staff attended the SPA Symposium to learn more about the University of Minnesota’s new and improved grants management system, MN-GEMS.

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ARPA-E Officials Visit Researchers at UMN Twin Cities and Duluth

March 12, 2024

In February, US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) officials heard about promising UMN research into sustainable mining and energy technologies and informed the UMN research community about ARPA-E’s interest in funding disruptive research.

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UMN Research Ethics Day Serves as Centerpiece of Research Ethics Week

March 5, 2024

The annual UMN Research Ethics Day Conference focused on the importance of building partnerships to advance ethical research and featured presentations by 10 experts and an audience of more than 600 from universities, companies, health care organizations, and government agencies across the U.S. and around the world.

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Social Justice Impact Grants Announced

February 9, 2024

RIO will start accepting applications for its Social Justice Impact Grants on February 19. The grants are aimed at catalyzing rigorous, solution-oriented research on social justice topics.

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2024 Research Infrastructure Investment Program

February 5, 2024

Letters of intent are now being accepted for the 2024 Research Infrastructure Investment Program. LOI due March 4; full proposal due April 1.

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Priya Visits Kiel, a Leading University in Northern Germany

February 2, 2024

VP for Research and Innovation Shashank Priya visited Kiel University to discuss current research collaborations and potential areas of collaboration.

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RIO Leaders Meet with the United States Air Force Digital Transformation Office

January 30, 2024

Members of the Research and Innovation Office and Tech Comm met with representatives from Collaboration.ai and the United States Air Force Digital Transformation Office to discuss novel ways to connect technology innovation to government needs.

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Research Ethics Week: February 26 - March 1, 2024

Research Ethics Week 2024

January 26, 2024

Join your peers and colleagues across the University for Research Ethics Week, February 26 - March 1, 2024, the annual week-long series of educational opportunities focused on research ethics.

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ARPA-E Seminar: February 2

January 26, 2024

Douglas Wicks, program director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), will host a seminar on February 2.

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