I haven't seen this anywhere, and it seems to me it is at least incidentally related to our attractiveness to a P5 conference. It shows the direction the university is headed in all phases, and with any luck will be looked back upon as the worst year in research funding for the foreseeable future. (It also shows the mediocrity of past academic inquiry and research, but hopefully that's all in the past).

MBJ: U of M outpaces University of Alabama

"As 2015 comes to a close, it marks the best research year on record for the University of Memphis.

Memphis’ largest public university climbed the ranks when it came to research and development funding expenditures for the 2014-2015 year, as listed by the National Science Foundation.

The University of Memphis climbed 19 places in a single year, jumping from No. 203 to No. 184, with a total of $55.6 million spent on research.
“It’s our highest ranking in 103 years,” said U of M President David M. Rudd.

The U of M is just ahead of the University of Alabama and a few spots behind the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Private entities, such as the National Institute for Health, National Science Foundation and other private entities, fund the university’s research enterprise, which includes programs in bioscience, transportation and public health, among other specialties."

MBJ: U of M outpaces University of Alabama

We are getting there, noticeable improvement.

None of these conferences really care about academics with regards to annexation. It's just a convenient excuse.

http://csnbbs.com/thread-765514.html

Awesome. This thread can be deleted if necessary!

(01-11-2016 02:08 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  None of these conferences really care about academics with regards to annexation. It's just a convenient excuse.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Yep, they care about butts in seat and the fans here have failed and are proud of it.

(01-12-2016 09:00 AM)midtowncowboy Wrote:  

(01-11-2016 02:08 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  None of these conferences really care about academics with regards to annexation. It's just a convenient excuse.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I think you are dead wrong. The final decisions on conference alignments are made by university presidents, who are obviously concerned with academic image. There is more money to made in research grants than athletics.

(01-12-2016 01:10 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(01-12-2016 09:00 AM)midtowncowboy Wrote:  

(01-11-2016 02:08 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  None of these conferences really care about academics with regards to annexation. It's just a convenient excuse.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I think you are dead wrong. The final decisions on conference alignments are made by university presidents, who are obviously concerned with academic image. There is more money to made in research grants than athletics.

Those eggheads do what the money people tell them

(01-12-2016 09:10 AM)Smith Wrote:  Yep, they care about butts in seat and the fans here have failed and are proud of it.

Did you come down for any games?

(01-11-2016 02:18 PM)80sTiger Wrote:  http://csnbbs.com/thread-765514.html

This one has a better thread title, no?

Be consistent doe.

(01-12-2016 01:12 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(01-12-2016 01:10 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(01-12-2016 09:00 AM)midtowncowboy Wrote:  

(01-11-2016 02:08 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  None of these conferences really care about academics with regards to annexation. It's just a convenient excuse.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I think you are dead wrong. The final decisions on conference alignments are made by university presidents, who are obviously concerned with academic image. There is more money to made in research grants than athletics.

Those eggheads do what the money people tell them

"Eggheads" are the money people.

Here's a link to see the rankings for all Univ listed.

https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?...ce&ds=herd

Here's how AAC schools match up with their research ranking: (NOTE: Universities have different missions...as some specialize in undergrad focus while others have older medical research programs that attract mega $$$ in research $$).

#41: USF (mostly medical research related)
#50: Cincinnati
#82: UCONN
#94: Temple
#105: UCF*
(#109: UT-Knoxville)
#120: Tulane
#126: Houston
#184: Memphis
#222: SMU
#229: ECU
#235: Tulsa

*UCF had their largest research dollar figure (17% increase) for that year but not sure if it was just a one year boost..as normally, UCF would be ranked around #125-#135 or so.

(01-15-2016 07:06 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  Here's a link to see the rankings for all Univ listed.

https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?...ce&ds=herd

Here's how AAC schools match up with their research ranking: (NOTE: Universities have different missions...as some specialize in undergrad focus while others have older medical research programs that attract mega $$$ in research $$).

#41: USF (mostly medical research related)
#50: Cincinnati
#82: UCONN
#94: Temple
#105: UCF*
(#109: UT-Knoxville)
#120: Tulane
#126: Houston
#184: Memphis
#222: SMU
#229: ECU
#235: Tulsa

*UCF had their largest research dollar figure (17% increase) for that year but not sure if it was just a one year boost..as normally, UCF would be ranked around #125-#135 or so.

Schools with attached medical schools are always going to be higher up the list. Unsurprisingly, Temple, UConn, Cincinnati, USF, and UCF have medical schools

(01-12-2016 01:26 PM)poppaslaw Wrote:  

(01-11-2016 02:18 PM)80sTiger Wrote:  http://csnbbs.com/thread-765514.html

This one has a better thread title, no?

Be consistent doe.

True.

(01-15-2016 09:50 AM)jgardne Wrote:  

(01-15-2016 07:06 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  Here's a link to see the rankings for all Univ listed.

https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?...ce&ds=herd

Here's how AAC schools match up with their research ranking: (NOTE: Universities have different missions...as some specialize in undergrad focus while others have older medical research programs that attract mega $$$ in research $$).

#41: USF (mostly medical research related)
#50: Cincinnati
#82: UCONN
#94: Temple
#105: UCF*
(#109: UT-Knoxville)
#120: Tulane
#126: Houston
#184: Memphis
#222: SMU
#229: ECU
#235: Tulsa

*UCF had their largest research dollar figure (17% increase) for that year but not sure if it was just a one year boost..as normally, UCF would be ranked around #125-#135 or so.

Schools with attached medical schools are always going to be higher up the list. Unsurprisingly, Temple, UConn, Cincinnati, USF, and UCF have medical schools

Houston is trying to open a medical school in 2020 with a community medicine/family care emphasis. There are already two medical schools in Houston (Baylor and UT-Houston).

Tulsa partners with OU to operate the School of community medicine in Tulsa.

(01-15-2016 09:50 AM)jgardne Wrote:  

(01-15-2016 07:06 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  Here's a link to see the rankings for all Univ listed.

https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?...ce&ds=herd

Here's how AAC schools match up with their research ranking: (NOTE: Universities have different missions...as some specialize in undergrad focus while others have older medical research programs that attract mega $$$ in research $$).

#41: USF (mostly medical research related)
#50: Cincinnati
#82: UCONN
#94: Temple
#105: UCF*
(#109: UT-Knoxville)
#120: Tulane
#126: Houston
#184: Memphis
#222: SMU
#229: ECU
#235: Tulsa

*UCF had their largest research dollar figure (17% increase) for that year but not sure if it was just a one year boost..as normally, UCF would be ranked around #125-#135 or so.

Schools with attached medical schools are always going to be higher up the list. Unsurprisingly, Temple, UConn, Cincinnati, USF, (ECU & Tulane)) and UCF have medical schools

Unlike all others noted above...UCF just started their med school, which had their first graduation class in 2013.

Med Schools above were started in:

Cincinnati: 1819
Tulane: 1894
Temple: 1903
UCONN: 1968
USF: 1971
ECU: 1977

(01-15-2016 09:57 AM)EdmondTiger Wrote:  Tulsa partners with OU to operate the School of community medicine in Tulsa.

The governor should require UT-K to "partner" with UofM in the operation of the medical school here. It is absurd for an institution 400 miles away to have total control and credit. It isn't 1910 anymore. If UofM could just have enough "partnership" to allow substantial claiming of research credit, the benefits to academic prestige and in turn, our community, could be enormous.

(01-16-2016 11:48 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(01-15-2016 09:57 AM)EdmondTiger Wrote:  Tulsa partners with OU to operate the School of community medicine in Tulsa.

The governor should require UT-K to "partner" with UofM in the operation of the medical school here. It is obsurd for an institution 400 miles away to have total control and credit. It isn't 1910 anymore. If UofM could just have enough "partnership" to allow substantial claiming of research credit, the benefits to academic prestige and in turn, our community, could be enormous.

Have given past example on how Notre Dame, Purdue, and Indiana have a partnership. Each University has some specialty departments but they "share" the medical program for the benefit of a) the state (funding doesn't have to be duplicative, allows deeper specialty investment and b) each other (broader attraction of students and faculty).

Would imagine that the acceleration of building phase I of II for the bio research facility is geared at increasing both our academic ranking as well as research dollars.

U of M to follow. Already been discussed in future planning.

(01-15-2016 09:57 AM)EdmondTiger Wrote:  

(01-15-2016 09:50 AM)jgardne Wrote:  

(01-15-2016 07:06 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  Here's a link to see the rankings for all Univ listed.

https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?...ce&ds=herd

Here's how AAC schools match up with their research ranking: (NOTE: Universities have different missions...as some specialize in undergrad focus while others have older medical research programs that attract mega $$$ in research $$).

#41: USF (mostly medical research related)
#50: Cincinnati
#82: UCONN
#94: Temple
#105: UCF*
(#109: UT-Knoxville)
#120: Tulane
#126: Houston
#184: Memphis
#222: SMU
#229: ECU
#235: Tulsa

*UCF had their largest research dollar figure (17% increase) for that year but not sure if it was just a one year boost..as normally, UCF would be ranked around #125-#135 or so.

Schools with attached medical schools are always going to be higher up the list. Unsurprisingly, Temple, UConn, Cincinnati, USF, and UCF have medical schools

Houston is trying to open a medical school in 2020 with a community medicine/family care emphasis. There are already two medical schools in Houston (Baylor and UT-Houston).

Tulsa partners with OU to operate the School of community medicine in Tulsa.