ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The University of Michigan is reporting nearly $2 billion in research expenditures in the 2023 fiscal year, an increase of 8% over last year.

“We are, first and foremost, a public research university, and so we have a unique responsibility to apply our experience and expertise to find solutions to the toughest challenges facing communities across Michigan and beyond,” said Rebecca Cunningham, vice president for research and innovation.

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More than half of the research funding came from federal sources, while $603 million came from international sources, up over 9% from last year.

U-M received nearly 2,000 research awards over the past fiscal year. The resulting 5,672 research submissions across diverse specialties — ranging from artificial intelligence to global infectious disease to social justice — totaled at a value of $6.09 billion.

Recent research published at U-M has included using sound waves to destroy liver tumors, the politics of drag, the effect of space weather on nocturnal bird migration, and the role of savannahs and grasslands in slowing global warming.

Research led by U-M has also generated nearly 600 new inventions and launched 25 startup companies, including new therapies to treat fibrosis and technology to assist in substance abuse monitoring.

Last year, the University of Michigan celebrated its 11th consecutive year as the top public university in the United States for research volume.