Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Penn State rose to ninth place among all the nation's colleges and universities in total research and development expenditures on science and engineering for fiscal 2008-09, according to a recent survey by the National Science Foundation. The survey also showed that Penn State ranked ahead of all other Pennsylvania institutions. (more)
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Penn State's research expenditures totaled an all-time high of $780 million for the 2009-10 fiscal year, an increase of about 2 percent over the previous year and a 77 percent increase over the past decade, according to Henry C. Foley, vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School. (more)
Friday, November 06, 2009
Penn State's research expenditures in fiscal 2009 reached a record $765 million, a 6.7 percent increase over the previous year and a 74 percent increase since fiscal 2000, said Eva J. Pell, senior vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School, in a report to the University's Board of Trustees on Nov. 6. The funding supports a broad range of research activity in such diverse areas as renewable energy, cybersecurity, materials science and engineering, environmental science, and translational medicine. (more)
