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The Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) provides support and infrastructure for research, scholarly, and creative activities across the University of South Alabama, and also initiates and supports economic development initiatives and collaborations across the region.

 

Help us shape the future of research at South!

 

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Archaeology Dig
Sponsored Projects Administration
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Research Compliance and Integrity
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Research Development

 

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Commercialization and Industry Collaboration
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Office of Research Innovation
Technology and Research Park Building
Technology & Research Park

 


Research data from fiscal year 2023

 

$139M in external awards
$34M in expenditures
492 submissions
326 awards

 

 

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$202K internal funding awarded
$183K startup funding awarded
$2.9M ORED Budget

 

Institutional Review Boards

Biomedical
New projects: 88
Renewals: 124
Amendments: 59

Edu/SocSci/Behav
New projects: 152
Renewals: 120
Amendments: 86

Institutional Biosafety

New projects: 11
Renewals: 29

Institutional Animal Care & Use

New Projects: 38
Annual Review: 94
Amendments: 27

Commercialization

22 invention disclosures
27 Material transfer agreements
12 Non-disclosure agreements
5 Data use agreements
5 patent applications submitted
4 patents awarded

 

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