Office of Research and Economic Development

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A Message from the Vice President for Research and Economic Development

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Creation of new knowledge and its dissemination for a better quality of life is considered a critical mission of a research university. This mission is pursued at the University of North Texas by the Office of Research and Economic Development by assisting faculty in their research, scholarly, and creative activities through its three divisions:

Research Development	Research Services	Economic Development
Assist faculty with proposal preparation Provide research training and seminars Build interdisciplinary teams Promote development of centers and institutes Develop research infrastructure Administer seed-funding, emergency grants, and small project grants	Review, approve, and submit faculty proposals for extramural funding Process extramural awards Administer grants Administer research compliance and reporting activities Collect and report data on research activities	Manage intellectual property Oversee patent and technology transfer process Promote commercialization through business incubators Coordinate interactions with local and regional government agencies and chambers for economic development Develop and manage UNT Discovery Park

UNT aspires to emerge as a major research university that is nationally and internationally recognized for its scholarship in all fields from fine arts to technology, humanities to life sciences, and music to entrepreneurship. At UNT, we strive to promote research, scholarship, and creative activities that engage faculty, research scientists, graduate and undergraduate students, and external collaborative partners to their fullest potential.

Vish Prasad
Vice President for Research and Economic Development
E-mail:vish.prasad@unt.edu
Phone: 940-369-7487
Web: Dr. Prasad's web page

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