IRIS part of project to identify science funding models that will encourage innovation and disruption

Nov 30, 2023 | News

A recent article in Nature found that scientific papers and patents are becoming less innovative and disruptive to existing knowledge. To help understand why that may be, researchers at the Institute for Research on Science and Innovation (IRIS) at the University of...

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Dr. Julie Lumeng named to IRIS Board of Directors

Nov 16, 2023 | News

Dr. Julie Lumeng, a developmental and behavioral pediatrician and Associate Vice President for Clinical and Human Subject Research at the University of Michigan has been named the university’s representative to the IRIS Board of Directors. According to the IRIS...

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New NSF project aims to measure the effects of investments on firms and jobs

Oct 26, 2023 | News

Industries of Ideas: A prototype system for measuring the effects of TIP investments on firms and jobs is an NSF-funded project to develop a new, data-driven way to measure the economic impact of federal investments in research and technology. IRIS, the Ohio Education...

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Research Highlight: “The Role of Research Universities in Catalyzing Value Creation”

Oct 26, 2023 | News, Publications, Research

“The Role of Research Universities in Catalyzing Value Creation,” a chapter in the recently published De Gruyter Handbook of SME Entrepreneurship, uses the IRIS UMETRICS dataset to demonstrate the value created by university research. Authors: Nazha Gali and Susanna...

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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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