““SHATTERING”SHATTERING”The Tower of Babel:The Tower of Babel: and andMaking Interdisciplinary Making Interdisciplinary Research Happen Research Happen

Jacqueline C. ResnickDirector

Office of Research Development

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development

“Tar Heels”

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ORD – ORD – an Innovative Approach to Increasing Research Opportunity

Focusing on Interdisciplinary Initiatives

The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillOffice of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development

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The University of North Carolina atThe University of North Carolina atChapel Hill, NCChapel Hill, NC

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~• 1st State University-

– Chartered 1789 (The year George Washington was inaugurated as president), classes began 1795

– only public university to award degrees in the 18th century

• Faculty 3,161 (Permanent & Fixed Term)• 26,878 students

– All 50 states– >100 foreign countries– 61% undergraduates– 30% graduate students– 9% in professional programs (Law, Medicine, Public Health, Journalism,

Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry)

• 14 colleges• > 100 fields• 5.6 million volume library (2004) 1st in the South (16th overall) per ARL &

Chron. Ed

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The University of North Carolina atThe University of North Carolina atChapel Hill, NCChapel Hill, NC

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~• The Morehead Planetarium

– 1ST at a university 1949• The Arts

– Playmakers Repertory Company– Ackland Art Museum– Jazz

Research (www.research.unc.edu)• Mixing the arts, humanities and sciences• A research I University• > $678 million (year 2008)• Top federally funded public southern university (as stated in R & ED

briefing, Oct. 2005:”11th & first in the south in federally financed research & development expenditures at public universities & colleges inFY03”)

• The Carolina Center for Public Service• AHEC, Institute of Government

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Carolina: A Research UniversityCarolina: A Research Universityattracting talent and funding

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~• First among public universities for the fourth consecutive year

and ninth overall for the third straight year in “Great Schools, Great prices,” based on academic quality and the net cost of attendance for a student

• Top public university in the south for FY 2005• Tenth nationally and top in the south in federally financed

research and development (R&D) expenditures at public universities and colleges in FY 2006(329.2 million)

• Ranks 5th among the nation's best public universities eighth consecutive year, according to U.S. News & World Report magazine.

• Eighth in federal obligations for fellowships, traineeships and training grants in FY 2005 (21.8 million)

• Sixteenth among institutions of higher education in NIH funding for FY 2007awards received among public research institutions (The Center, 2004)

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Office of Research DevelopmentOffice of Research Development~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

• What we do:What we do:– In a rapidly changing funding environment ORD provides

services to enhance the university’s research performance.

• Our charge:Our charge:– research development, greater visibility of young research

faculty, administrative linkages, educational support, service outreach.

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ORD PROGRAMSORD PROGRAMS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1) Research Proposal/ Program Development

2) University Nominated Grants

3) Special Projects (out of the Box)

4) Graduate Student Assistance

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RESEARCHRESEARCHPROPOSAL / PROGRAMPROPOSAL / PROGRAM

DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

HOW DOES IT HAPPENHOW DOES IT HAPPEN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1. Faculty come to us

2. ORD invites faculty to an information session

3. ORD identifies a faculty expert as a potential PI

4. ORD identifies university potential/capacity• Aging• Energy & Environment• Water Research

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ORDORD’s Grant Proposal and Program Development

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This occurs through:• consultation at any stage of the research process (e.g.

brainstorming project strategies, resource analyses, proposal critique);

• facilitating the formation of research groups;• coordination of activities (e.g. communication, networking,

marketing, packaging);• team-building and resource identification (e.g. experts,

funding agencies);• links to administrative supports (e.g. matching funds);

database development.

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ORDORD Research Project Involvementon Campus (Selected examples)

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College of Arts & Sciences

School of DentistrySchool of EducationSchool of Information & Library

SciencesSchool of Journalism & Mass

CommunicationsSchool of LawSchool of Medicine

School of Nursing School of PharmacySchool Of Public HealthSchool Of Social WorkSchool of GovernmentGraduate SchoolKenan Flagler Business School

Carolina Center for Public ServiceCenter for the Study of Development and

LearningCenter for the Study of the American SouthCenter for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European

Studies Center for Urban & Regional Studies

Carolina Women’s Center

Developmental Disabilities Training Institute

Family Support Network System

Frank Porter Graham Child Dev. Institute

Friday Center

Institute for African American Research

Institute On Aging

Institute for the Environment

Institute for Renaissance Computing

Morehead Planetarium

Office of Global Health Sheps Center

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ORD ORD Research Project Involvement UNC-CH Department Programs Receiving Project Support

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Allied Health

African/Afro American StudiesAmerican Studies

AnthropologyArt

BiologyBiochemistry & Biophysics

Biomedical Engineering Chemistry

ClassicsCultural Studies

Computer ScienceCommunication Studies

EconomicsEmergency Medicine

Environ. Sciences & EngineeringEpidemiology

Exercise & Sports SciencesFamily Medicine

GeographyGlobal Studies

Health Behavior & Health EducationHistory

Health Services Research Center

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ORD ORD Research Project Involvement UNC-CH Department Programs Receiving Project Support

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Learning Disabilities Services

LinguisticsMarine Science

Maternal & Child HealthMathematics

Music Department

North Carolina Botanical Gardens Nutrition

Obstetrics & GynecologyOccupational Therapy

OncologyPathologyPediatrics

Pharmacology

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physics &

AstronomyPolitical Science

Public PolicyPsychiatryPsychology

Rehabilitation MedicineRomance Languages

SociologyBiostatistics

Toxicology ProgramWomen’s StudiesWomen’s Center

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THE ORDORD STORY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

• All projectsprojects represent diverse academic disciplines:– Center for Inflammatory Disorders

– Center for the Utilization of Carbon Dioxide in Manufacturing

– Research into Crimes Against Women

– Statistical & Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute

– Slavic studies

– A Su Salud - to train Health Professionals to meet the needs of their Hispanic clients

– Blind Audio Tactile System

– Homeland Security – Center for Natural Disasters

– The Azoria Project

– Difficult Dialogues

– Human Sexual Trafficking

– Neurobiological & Behavioral Consequences of Cocaine Use in Mother/Infant Dyads

– Energy Research Frontier Center

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CRITERIA FOR ORD SUPPORTCRITERIA FOR ORD SUPPORT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Priority is determined by the following criteria, with Interdisciplinary research potential being the key factor.

• Interdisciplinary nature of project

• Feasibility

• Long-term impact for furthering the research mission (PI, dept., school, institution)

• Physical needs of the project

• Level of funding requested from the agency

• Resources required from the University

• Intellectual potential / contribution, educational impact

• Service to the state of NC

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Limited Grants and AwardsLimited Grants and AwardsExpanding the University’s Research Reputation

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~• Identifying and communicating opportunities

• Identifying outstanding researchers

• Formalizing the internal nomination and selection process

• Developing a “star” database

• Working with faculty to prepare the final product/presentation

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THE BIGBIG PICTURE1997 – To Date (2009)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~• Research Projects Submitted 143 >$460,000,000

• Projects & L S Grants Funded 89 $200,202,067

• Limited Submissions:

– Awards & Grants Submitted 485 >$194,100,000

– Grants Funded 30 $31,491,666

– Awards Funded 58 $15,771,800

• Activity Total 628 >$4,590,689,903

• Total Research Funded 175 $529,004,301

Updated May 2009

LARGE SCALE MULTIDISCIPLIANARY GRANTS LARGE SCALE MULTIDISCIPLIANARY GRANTS FUNDED – 1997 – 2009 (examples)FUNDED – 1997 – 2009 (examples)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~• Energy Frontier Research Ctr. , Tom Meyer A&S /Chemistry Funded -2009 $17,500,000. US

Dept of Energy

• Josephine Johns Psychiatry, SOM-Funded – 2008 $12,379,584, NIDA

(Neurobehavioral & Biological Consequences of Cocaine Use in Mother/Children Dyads)

• Ctr. Of Excellence for Natural Hazards & Disasters, R. Luettich, Marine Sci./UNC/NC State, Funded - 2008 $15,000,000.00 ,DHS

• Jan Busby-Whithead SOM/Allied Health Science, Funded – 2008 $1,500,000, Hartford Fnd.

• Herbert Peterson, SPH-MCH Funded - 2005 $1,925,000, Maternal & Child Health Bureau

• S.P.I.R.E, A&S/Biology Funded – 2004 $12,040,965 NIGMS/NIH

• Social Entrepreneurship SO Business -Funded - 2004 , $5,000,000,NIH Kaufman Foundation

• Steve Marron, Statistics-A&S Funded-2002 $ 2,099,633, NSF

• S.P.I.R.E. W.E. Bollenbacher Biology-A&S,SOM,SPH Funded-2001,$4,500,000, NIH/NIGMS

• Joe Desimone Chemistry-A&S -Funded-2000, $18,500,000, NSF

• Patrick Flood SO Dentistry-SOM,SPH,A&S -Funded-1999 $ 22,000,000, NIH/NIDR

• S. Washburn - Otto Zhou Physics/Astro.-A&S- Funded-1998 $ 5,600,000, US Dept. Of Energy

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PROBLEMSPROBLEMS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Getting faculty to collaborate Training and socialization Role Models Publications Reward system structure “Change”

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THE ORDORD STORY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Evaluation:Evaluation:– a unit unaffiliated with a specific school or

college is strongly supported by the UNC-CH faculty!

– effective in fulfilling the role of faculty advocate.

– bridges the gap between faculty and central administration.

ORDORD: an important step in providing an innovative and

coordinated approach in “Finding a Common

Language.”

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OUT OF THE BOX !OUT OF THE BOX !