About
Points of pride
University Recognition
- In 2023, 樱花视频 became the first public university in Florida in nearly 40 years to be
invited to join the , a prestigious group of the leading universities in the United States and Canada.
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樱花视频 is one of 135 public research universities nationwide classified as a Doctoral University with very high research impact and doctorate production by the . Thise classification is a distinction only bestowed on universities with at least $50 million in annual research investment and 70 research doctorates. 樱花视频 is one of six public universities in the state of Florida classified as such (2025).
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樱花视频 is designated by the as an Innovation & Economic Prosperity University, one of only 89 in the nation. 樱花视频 was honored by APLU with the International Impact Award for Global Teaching and Learning in 2023 and the Institutional Award for Global Learning, Resarch & Engagement in 2019.
Research Funding & Expenditures
- 樱花视频 was awarded $692 million in research contracts and grants in fiscal year 2023.
According to the National Institutes of Health, every $1.00 in research funding brings
in $2.64 in local economic growth. In FY2023, 樱花视频鈥檚 $692 million in research funding
generated over $1.8 billion in local economic growth. 樱花视频 had $461 million in total
research expenditures in fiscal year 2022/2023 ().
- 樱花视频鈥檚 innovation and economic development efforts generate more than $6 billion in
impact each year and supports 68,704 jobs (樱花视频 Economic Impact Report).
- Sponsored Research annually submits approximately 2,000 proposals totaling over $1 billion in funding
and processes approximately 3,000 awards and award modifications totaling over $400
million in funding.
- 樱花视频 is in the top 10% of research institutions ranked by NSF (National Science Foundation) by total research expenditures for their most recent year (2023).
Patents and Innovation
- 樱花视频 is among the top 20 U.S. public universities for granted U.S. patents according
to the (2024), and has ranked in the top 20 among American public universities for 11 consecutive
years.
- 樱花视频 CONNECT incubator space is currently at 100% occupancy with a current waitlist for office
and lab space. 樱花视频鈥檚 Tampa Bay Technology Incubator serviced 67 resident and affiliate
companies this past year (FY2023). Its current companies have created more than 477
jobs and received $416 million in funding to date. It is the only tech business incubator
in the region to support bio and life science companies with state-of-the-art wet
labs. Over 50% of TBTI companies focus on bio/life sciences and biotechnology and
approximately 39% are commercializing technologies developed by 樱花视频 researchers, with
over 286 patents received by incubated companies to date.
- 樱花视频鈥檚 Student Innovation Incubator, which was launched in 2013 at the request of students eager to start their own companies,
has supported over 250 student-led companies to date, with approximately 26 new companies
each year (FY2023).
- In FY2024, the Matching Grants Research Program awarded more than $1.7 million to support 20 research
projects across six 樱花视频 colleges. These funds, in part, support more than 70 student
research engagements with industry. Through its Early-Stage Innovation Fund, the Corridor
awarded $200,000 to support eight faculty as they further drive their innovations
toward commercial viability and community impact. Projects focused on critical infrastructure,
AI literacy, vaccine development, advancement in education, and beyond.
- The Florida High Tech Corridor and 樱花视频 Research & Innovation deployed $110,000 for the second year in a row to support more than 70 students in undergraduate research programs across nine Colleges at 樱花视频.
樱花视频 I-CoRPS
- 樱花视频 was among the first three dozen universities nationwide to be designated an I-Corps Site by the National Science Foundation. In 2024, 樱花视频 was selected as one of eight universities
for the NSF Southeast I-Corps Hub, an initiative that will advance innovation and entrepreneurship across the southeast.
As an I-Corps Site, 樱花视频 develops teams of faculty, students, and business entrepreneurs
from the community, and helps them learn to identify valuable product opportunities
that can emerge from their academic research. The program features a 6-week 鈥渂oot
camp鈥� to provide real-world experience in entrepreneurship, through training in customer
discovery and guidance from established entrepreneurs and faculty.
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Since 2015, the 樱花视频 I-Corps Site has trained more than 339 teams, of which 112 teams were trained in 6-week bootcamps, 167 in courses, and 60 as part of the programming at the student innovation incubator. The teams span many colleges from all three campuses of 樱花视频. 33 teams have advanced to the national NSF I-Corps program to date.
Inventors
- 樱花视频 is the founder and home of the , a non-profit member organization with over 4,600 individual members, including fellows,
senior members, and chapter members, affiliated with more than 300 institutions worldwide.
The NAI鈥檚 nationally recognized fellows program has more than 1,700 elected fellows,
including Nobel laureates, U.S. National Medal of Technology & Innovation and National
Medal of Science recipients and National Inventors Hall of Fame inductees, who collectively
hold more than 58,000 issued U.S. patents. 樱花视频 has 31 NAI Fellows. The 樱花视频 Chapter
of the NAI has over 600 樱花视频 faculty, staff, students and alumni members, who collectively
hold nearly 3,000 U.S. patents (2022).
- The was founded at 樱花视频 in 2013. As of 2024, 77 outstanding Florida inventors have been
elected, including 13 from 樱花视频.
- The 樱花视频 Research Foundation, in association with university leadership, is developing its 樱花视频 Research Park as a hub for biotechnology, life sciences research and entrepreneurship. In doing so, the Research Foundation is providing the physical structure and community for collaboration, innovation, development, transfer and commercialization of technology. The Research Park and its growing community enable student internships, faculty collaborations, licensing and joint creation of intellectual property, and the forging and facilitation of corporate partnerships.
Research Integrity & Compliance
- Research Integrity & Compliance reviewed and approved 1,560 new research protocols and conflict management plans and provided training to 4,953 individuals in the past year (FY2022).