{"id":36837,"date":"2015-07-22T10:13:53","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T20:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=36837"},"modified":"2021-08-10T14:01:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T00:01:52","slug":"uh-extramural-funding-totals-425-million-for-fiscal-year-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/07\/22\/uh-extramural-funding-totals-425-million-for-fiscal-year-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> extramural funding totals $425 million for fiscal year 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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An artisṯs rendition of an example net zero energy classroom at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa. Image credit: Project Frog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> received a total of $425 million in sponsored funds to close fiscal year 2015 (FY2015<\/abbr>). The total reflects an increase of 8.5 percent over the previous year’s tally of $392 million and marks the first increase in extramural award funding after three straight years of decline.<\/p>\n

“With the effects of sequestration, budget cuts and the realignment of R&D funding priorities, the last few years have been extremely challenging not only for the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> but for every research institution across the nation,” said Vassilis L. Syrmos<\/strong>, UH<\/abbr> vice president for research and innovation<\/a>. “However, thanks to the dedicated efforts of our faculty, support staff and students, we not only stopped the slide—but managed an increase of almost 9 percent in funding.”<\/p>\n

The alignment of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s research enterprise with both the nation’s and the state’s critical challenges is manifested by UH<\/abbr> Mānoa’s Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Natural Energy Institute<\/a>, which received $8.5 million from the Office of Naval Research<\/a> for its Asia-Pacific Research Initiative for Sustainable Energy Systems (APRISES<\/abbr>) to continue testing and evaluation of renewable generation and power systems controls for smart and micro-grids. APRISES<\/abbr> has contributed substantial support for smart- and micro-grid research activities to ongoing efforts on Maui, Molokaʻi<\/span>, Coconut Island and at the UH<\/abbr> Mānoa campus—recently breaking ground for the installation of two net zero energy classrooms<\/a> to be completed in spring 2016.<\/p>\n

At UH<\/abbr> Hilo, a National Science Foundation<\/a> research project that directly impacts the quality of healthcare of local residents is the Pharm2Pharm program at the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy<\/a>. The innovative pharmacist-care system is designed to reduce medication-related hospitalizations and emergency room visits by establishing teamwork between hospital and community pharmacists in rural counties of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island, Maui and Kauaʻi<\/span>. It is expected to save over $27 million across the state. In FY2015<\/abbr>, the program received $5.7 million in the third increment of a $14 million award by NSF<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

In addition, during FY2015<\/abbr> UH<\/abbr> community college and university campuses were awarded $69 million in federal grants to support programs serving Native Hawaiians<\/a>, from pre-school through college and career training. These funds are supporting renovations on campuses, leadership development for Native Hawaiians, STEM<\/abbr> education, college student success and Hawaiian culture and language.<\/p>\n

“The entire state should take pride in our increase in extramural research funding,” said David Lassner<\/strong>, UH<\/abbr> president. “This not only advances the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Innovation Initiative and strengthens our economy, but benefits the people of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> as our remarkable faculty and staff address challenges and opportunities of local and global importance.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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