“SHATTERING” The Tower of Babel: and Making Interdisciplinary Research Happen Jacqueline C. Resnick Director Office of Research Development The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development “Tar Heels”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Office of Research Development ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ORD – ORD – an Innovative Approach to Increasing Research Opportunity Focusing on Interdisciplinary Initiatives The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development

3 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 st State University- – Chartered 1789 (The year George Washington was inaugurated as president), classes began 1795 – only public university to award degrees in the 18 th century Faculty 3,161 (Permanent & Fixed Term) 26,878 students – All 50 states – >100 foreign countries – 61% undergraduates – 30% graduate students – 9% in professional programs (Law, Medicine, Public Health, Journalism, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry) 14 colleges > 100 fields 5.6 million volume library (2004) 1 st in the South (16 th overall) per ARL & Chron. Ed

4 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Morehead Planetarium – 1 ST at a university 1949 The Arts – Playmakers Repertory Company – Ackland Art Museum – Jazz Research ( Mixing the arts, humanities and sciences A research I University > $678 million (year 2008) Top federally funded public southern university (as stated in R & ED briefing, Oct. 2005:”11 th & first in the south in federally financed research & development expenditures at public universities & colleges inFY03”) The Carolina Center for Public Service AHEC, Institute of Government

5 Carolina: A Research University ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carolina: A Research University attracting talent and funding ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ First among public universities for the fourth consecutive year and ninth overall for the third straight year in “Great Schools, Great prices,” based on academic quality and the net cost of attendance for a student Top public university in the south for FY 2005 Tenth nationally and top in the south in federally financed research and development (R&D) expenditures at public universities and colleges in FY 2006(329.2 million) Ranks 5 th among the nation's best public universities eighth consecutive year, according to U.S. News & World Report magazine. Eighth in federal obligations for fellowships, traineeships and training grants in FY 2005 (21.8 million) Sixteenth among institutions of higher education in NIH funding for FY 2007awards received among public research institutions (The Center, 2004)

6 Office of Research Development ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What we do: What we do: – In a rapidly changing funding environment ORD provides services to enhance the university’s research performance. Our charge: Our charge: – research development, greater visibility of young research faculty, administrative linkages, educational support, service outreach.

7 ORD PROGRAMS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1)Research Proposal/ Program Development 2)University Nominated Grants 3)Special Projects (out of the Box) 4)Graduate Student Assistance

8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RESEARCH PROPOSAL / PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

HOW DOES IT HAPPEN HOW DOES IT HAPPEN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.Faculty come to us 2.ORD invites faculty to an information session 3.ORD identifies a faculty expert as a potential PI 4.ORD identifies university potential/capacity Aging Energy & Environment Water Research

10 ORD ORD ’s Grant Proposal and Program Development ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This occurs through: consultation at any stage of the research process (e.g. brainstorming project strategies, resource analyses, proposal critique); facilitating the formation of research groups; coordination of activities (e.g. communication, networking, marketing, packaging); team-building and resource identification (e.g. experts, funding agencies); links to administrative supports (e.g. matching funds); database development.

11 ORD ORD Research Project Involvement on Campus (Selected examples) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ College of Arts & Sciences School of Dentistry School of Education School of Information & Library Sciences School of Journalism & Mass Communications School of Law School of Medicine School of Nursing School of Pharmacy School Of Public Health School Of Social Work School of Government Graduate School Kenan Flagler Business School Carolina Center for Public Service Center for the Study of Development and Learning Center for the Study of the American South Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies Center for Urban & Regional Studies Carolina Women’s Center Developmental Disabilities Training Institute Family Support Network System Frank Porter Graham Child Dev. Institute Friday Center Institute for African American Research Institute On Aging Institute for the Environment Institute for Renaissance Computing Morehead Planetarium Office of Global Health Sheps Center

12 ORD ORD Research Project Involvement UNC-CH Department Programs Receiving Project Support ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Allied Health African/Afro American Studies American Studies Anthropology Art Biology Biochemistry & Biophysics Biomedical Engineering Chemistry Classics Cultural Studies Computer Science Communication Studies Economics Emergency Medicine Environ. Sciences & Engineering Epidemiology Exercise & Sports Sciences Family Medicine Geography Global Studies Health Behavior & Health Education History Health Services Research Center

13 ORD ORD Research Project Involvement UNC-CH Department Programs Receiving Project Support ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Learning Disabilities Services Linguistics Marine Science Maternal & Child Health Mathematics Music Department North Carolina Botanical Gardens Nutrition Obstetrics & Gynecology Occupational Therapy Oncology Pathology Pediatrics Pharmacology Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physics & Astronomy Political Science Public Policy Psychiatry Psychology Rehabilitation Medicine Romance Languages Sociology Biostatistics Toxicology Program Women’s Studies Women’s Center

14 ORD THE ORD STORY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ projects All projects represent diverse academic disciplines : – Center for Inflammatory Disorders – Center for the Utilization of Carbon Dioxide in Manufacturing – Research into Crimes Against Women – Statistical & Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute – Slavic studies – A Su Salud - to train Health Professionals to meet the needs of their Hispanic clients – Blind Audio Tactile System – Homeland Security – Center for Natural Disasters – The Azoria Project – Difficult Dialogues – Human Sexual Trafficking – Neurobiological & Behavioral Consequences of Cocaine Use in Mother/Infant Dyads – Energy Research Frontier Center

15 CRITERIA FOR ORD SUPPORT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Priority is determined by the following criteria, with Interdisciplinary research potential being the key factor. Interdisciplinary nature of project Feasibility Long-term impact for furthering the research mission (PI, dept., school, institution) Physical needs of the project Level of funding requested from the agency Resources required from the University Intellectual potential / contribution, educational impact Service to the state of NC

16 Limited Grants and Awards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Limited Grants and Awards Expanding the University’s Research Reputation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Identifying and communicating opportunities Identifying outstanding researchers Formalizing the internal nomination and selection process Developing a “star” database Working with faculty to prepare the final product/presentation

17 BIG THE BIG PICTURE 1997 – To Date (2009) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Research Projects Submitted 143 > $460,000,000 Projects & L S Grants Funded 89 $200,202,067 Limited Submissions: – Awards & Grants Submitted 485>$194,100,000 – Grants Funded 30 $31,491,666 – Awards Funded 58 $15,771,800 Activity Total 628 > $4,590,689,903 Total Research Funded 175 $529,004,301 Updated May 2009

LARGE SCALE MULTIDISCIPLIANARY GRANTS FUNDED – 1997 – 2009 (examples) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Energy Frontier Research Ctr., Tom Meyer A&S /Chemistry Funded $17,500,000. US Dept of Energy Josephine Johns Psychiatry, SOM-Funded – 2008 $12,379,584, NIDA (Neurobehavioral & Biological Consequences of Cocaine Use in Mother/Children Dyads) Ctr. Of Excellence for Natural Hazards & Disasters, R. Luettich, Marine Sci./UNC/NC State, Funded $15,000,000.00,DHS Jan Busby-Whithead SOM/Allied Health Science, Funded – 2008 $1,500,000, Hartford Fnd. Herbert Peterson, SPH-MCH Funded $1,925,000, Maternal & Child Health Bureau S.P.I.R.E, A&S/Biology Funded – 2004 $12,040,965 NIGMS/NIH Social Entrepreneurship SO Business -Funded , $5,000,000,NIH Kaufman Foundation Steve Marron, Statistics-A&S Funded-2002 $ 2,099,633, NSF S.P.I.R.E. W.E. Bollenbacher Biology-A&S,SOM,SPH Funded-2001,$4,500,000, NIH/NIGMS Joe Desimone Chemistry-A&S -Funded-2000, $18,500,000, NSF Patrick Flood SO Dentistry-SOM,SPH,A&S -Funded-1999 $ 22,000,000, NIH/NIDR S. Washburn - Otto Zhou Physics/Astro.-A&S- Funded-1998 $ 5,600,000, US Dept. Of Energy

19 PROBLEMS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Getting faculty to collaborate  Training and socialization  Role Models  Publications  Reward system structure  “Change”

20 ORD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE ORD STORY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Evaluation: – a unit unaffiliated with a specific school or college is strongly supported by the UNC-CH faculty! – effective in fulfilling the role of faculty advocate. – bridges the gap between faculty and central administration. ORD ORD: an important step in providing an innovative and coordinated approach in “Finding a Common Language.”

21 OUT OF THE BOX !