IRIS Managing Director Nancy Calvin-Naylor leaving for Assistant Vice Provost position at University of Michigan

May 4, 2023 | News

IRIS Managing Director Nancy Calvin-Naylor has taken a new position in the U-M Office of the Provost, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs, effective May 15. For the past seven years, Nancy has worked to expand the IRIS consortium and build the...

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Research Highlight: “Science Interrupted: Funding delays reduce research activity but having more grants helps,” PLOS ONE

May 4, 2023 | News, Publications, Research

“Science, interrupted: Funding delays reduce research activity but having more grants helps,” a paper that uses the IRIS UMETRICS dataset, was recently published in the journal PLOS ONE. Author: Wei Yang Tham, Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard University....

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Seeking board nominations

Mar 14, 2023 | News

IRIS will have two openings on its Board of Directors; we are seeking nominations for elections scheduled for June 2023. The board oversees the management of the affairs, business, and activities of IRIS, and establishes policies and directives governing business and...

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Research Highlight: Paper evaluates impact of junior faculty training support on future R01 grant awards

Feb 17, 2023 | News, Publications, Research

“A Quasi-experimental Evaluation of a Clinical Research Training Program,” a paper that uses the IRIS UMETRICS dataset, was recently published in the journal Performance Improvement Quarterly. Authors: Elias Samuels, Phillip A. Ianni, Brenda Eakin, Ellen...

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The Year in Review 2022

Jan 12, 2023 | News

Several new members from the state of Texas and continuing contributions to a thriving research community highlighted the year 2022 at IRIS. Please read our summary of the year at https://myumi.ch/Z3RGQ

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Research Highlight: Paper examines federal funding shocks and the innovation outputs of university researchers

Jan 12, 2023 | News, Publications, Research

“Cutting the Innovation Engine: How Federal Funding Shocks Affect University Patenting, Entrepreneurship, and Publications,” a paper that uses the IRIS-UMETRICS dataset, was recently published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Authors: Tania Babina,...

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