B Y T H E N U M B E R S
University Research Board
Princeton NJ -- The University Research Board oversees the solicitation, acceptance and administration of research grants from government and other sources. The board is composed of six faculty members and works in conjunction with its administrative arm, the Office of Research and Project Administration.
• In the 2000-01 school year, researchers on campus spent $114 million in sponsored research funds. That figure does not include the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, which spent $72.2 million in research funds.
• The department with the highest level of sponsored research expenditures in 2000-01 was molecular biology, which spent $21.7 million. Physics was next at $12.0 million.
• The greatest funders of research on the main campus were the National Science Foundation, which supported 295 projects at an expense of $25.5 million, and the National Institutes of Health, which support-ed 129 projects at an expense of $24.9 million.
• The Office of Research and Project Administration received 108 invention disclosures from faculty members and applied for 106 patents.
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February 18, 2002
Vol. 91, No. 16
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Contents
In the news
• What is mulch leaving behind?
• Roll call: Study shows how bacteria signal a quorum
• Film of alumnus lecturer recognized at Sundance festival
Inside
• WWII memorial book goes on display at Frist
• 1,200 expected to attend Alumni Day Feb. 23
• Largest stained glass project in the United States
Faculty
• Q&A: Communist ideology one cause of Soviet collapse
• Faculty members submit resignations
Sections
• Spotlight, Briefs
• By the numbers: University Research Board
• Nassau Notes
• Calendar of events
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Editor: Ruth Stevens
Calendar editor: Carolyn Geller
Staff writers: Jennifer Greenstein Altmann, Steven Schultz
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Photographer: Denise Applewhite
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