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UMass Dartmouth cultivates a vital and vibrant culture of research, scholarship, and innovation that reflects:

  • the expertise of our faculty, staff, and students
  • the strength of our academic programs
  • and the needs of our region, the Commonwealth, and the global community

The University has a clearly defined path for achieving national status as a Carnegie Doctoral Research University (DRU):

Scholarship & Education

  • Integrate faculty research and scholarship with teaching and service
  • Support faculty, students, and staff engaged in research and scholarship
  • Recognize faculty achievements in research, scholarship, and innovation
  • Encourage research by graduate and undergraduate students across all disciplines

Innovation & Development

  • Foster research-based economic innovations
  • Plan for the commercialization of products, patents, and licenses
  • Nurture interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary efforts
  • Engage alumni and business leaders to develop a culture of entrepreneurship

Infrastructure & Support

  • Increase support to identify funding opportunities
  • Broaden sponsorship of research
  • Invest in research facilities, equipment, and laboratories
  • Build the administrative research infrastructure

Research Awards

Research Awards
  • Jefferson Turner
    Thursday, January 18, 2024
    Harbor and Outfall Monitoring Services 2024-2027
    $ 94,586 Jefferson TurnerJefferson Turner
  • Mark Altabet
    Monday, January 15, 2024
    Collaborative Research: Deciphering the Mechanisms of Marine Nitrous Oxide Cycling Using Stable Isotopes, Molecular Markers and In Situ Rates
    $ 336,586 Mark Altabet
  • Thursday, January 11, 2024
    Defining Cytoskeletal Mechanisms Driving Cell Motility in Naegleria
    $ 249,000 Katrina Velle
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