| A great university not only preserves and transmits
knowledge, it also advances the frontiers of knowledge. The results
shape our social and cultural fabric and spur economic growth. In
the last decade, annual funding for research at UM has soared from
$51.2 million to $114.2 million—a 123 percent increase. These
external funds have helped to create, renovate and expand 30 major
research centers on the Oxford campus alone. Important advances
have been made in such diverse fields as acoustics, atmospheric
and high-energy physics, cancer studies, the treatment of hypertension
and tropical diseases, defense systems, remote sensing and space
law, among many others. In the process, businesses and jobs are
created, patents generated, historic sites are preserved, natural
resources are protected, and lives are enriched. |
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