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Research Office

Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Vishwanath "Vish" Prasad

Associate Vice Presidents for Research
Reata Houlditch Busby
Kenneth Sewell
Ruthanne Thomas

URCM

Vice President for University Relations,
Communications and Marketing
Deborah Leliaert

Assistant Vice President of University Relations,
Communications and Marketing
Marty Newman

Director of University Relations
and Communications
Kelley Reese

Director of Communications Systems
and Creative Services
Kenn Moffitt

Editors
Julie Elliott Payne
Randena Hulstrand
Jill King

Writers
Sarah Bahari
Nancy Kolsti
James Naples
Ellen Rossetti
Mellina Stucky
Alyssa Yancey

Designers
Nola Kemp
Dave Patterson

Photographers
Michael Clements
Jonathan Reynolds
Angilee Wilkerson
Mike Woodruff

Online Communications
Greg Altuna
Darren Petersen

Project Traffic
Amy Kious
Laura Robinson

Departments

President's Note

"Leading the pack" for innovative changes

Initiatives

National research status, new senior faculty

Awards

Top engineers, chemists, Fulbright specialists

News Briefs

New clusters, plant defense, Nature research

Faculty Researchers

Experts in children’s issues, bioinformatics, interactive performing, mesoscale technology

Student Researchers

Exploring tribal archives, corporate fraud, nanoscale circuits, international politics

Faculty Books

Spanish language media, math, Arab art

End Note

Investing in research