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Debra Reinhart Retiring, Changes in Office of Research and College of Graduate Studies Leadership

Winston Schoenfeld, an accomplished professor of optics, will step in to serve as interim Associate Vice President for Research and Scholarship.

Sensor Testing Company Expands, Graduates Out of 166su’s Business Incubation Program

axiVEND moves into 6,000-square-foot facility and expects to hire employees making up to $80,000 a year.

166su Graduate Student in NanoTech Program One of the Best, Earns National Fellowship

Central Florida native John Bittman has had an unconventional journey to the 166su and now the trip has just taken an unexpected…

Inaugural ‘166su Celebrates the Arts’ Festival to Showcase Talent at Dr. Phillips Center

Staging a week of artistic presentations – ranging from a musical based on historic Civil War diaries and letters, to the futuristic tale of a…

166su Receives Nearly $2 Million for Defense Research

The 166su earned five research grants this week worth nearly $2 million from the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program, placing 166su among…

166su Nanoscientist Receives $2 Million NIH Grant, Prestigious Award

The National Institutes of Health today awarded 166su Professor Ming Su its coveted New Innovator award, which comes with a $2 million…

166su to Host Clean Energy Jobs Forum Thursday

The Citizens for Clean Energy coalition will host an educational forum at 166su to discuss the potential for new clean energy jobs here in the…

U.S. Patent Office Director Stops By 166su ORC

David Kappos, the under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, met with members of 166su’s Office…

166su No.3 in U.S. Patent Power Ranking

166su has shown remarkable progress in a measure that matters: the strength of its patents. In two years 166su has risen from seventh to third in…

Florida Universities to Receive $82M for Research

Florida’s 11 state universities will receive nearly $20 million more for research activities in the latest federal budget, according to Chancellor Frank T. Brogan. In…

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