Dr. Dharma Akmon joins IRIS as managing director

Sep 18, 2023 | News

Dr. Dharma Akmon is the new managing director at the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Her duties include overseeing the daily operations of IRIS and coordinating outreach to current and...

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IRIS data underscores the impact of research in presentation to University of Michigan Board of Regents

Aug 3, 2023 | News

IRIS Executive Director Jason Owen Smith gave a presentation to the University of Michigan Board of Regents in July 2023, relying heavily on IRIS data to demonstrate the wide range of economic impacts provided by university-based research.  

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Webinar: “Greater Than The Sum of Our Parts: The Collective Impact of University Research,” 7/20/23

Jul 17, 2023 | News

From local purchases of research-related goods and services to the creation of a STEM-trained workforce, the effects of university-based research on local, regional and state economies are hard to overstate. Yet the impacts of research institutions can often be...

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IRIS researchers taking part in ICSSI conference

Jun 23, 2023 | News, Research

IRIS researchers Matthew VanEseltine, Jinsoek Kim and Jason Owen-Smith will participate in the International Conference on the Science of Science and Innovation conference June 26-29 at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. VanEseltine will present during a session...

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Aimee Roundtree of Texas State University and Bethan Cantwell of Michigan State University elected to IRIS board; José Román of Rutgers University re-elected

May 24, 2023 | News

Two new members of the IRIS Board of Directors were elected this month: Dr. Aimee Roundtree, Associate Dean of Research in Liberal Arts and Faculty Fellow in the Division of Research at Texas State University; and Bethan Cantwell, Assistant Provost for Institutional...

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Two additional public universities in Texas join IRIS

May 23, 2023 | News

Texas State University and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center recently became members of IRIS, in addition to the five other public universities in Texas that have joined IRIS since late 2022. All together, 8 public higher education institutions in Texas...

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