September 13, 1995 Contact: Francine Tyler (408/459-2495)

UCSC CONTRACTS AND GRANTS FUNDING UP TWENTY PERCENT FOR 1994-95; $38.8 MILLION RAISED IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SANTA CRUZ, CA--Faculty and staff at the University of California, Santa Cruz, received $38.8 million in contracts and grants for research last year, an increase of 19.5 percent from the amount received the previous year and twice the funding acquired just five years ago.

The 1994-95 year marked UCSC's thirteenth consecutive year of growth in research funding. The campus secured $32.4 million in contracts and grants in 1993-94. Public and private grants are included in the annual total reported by UCSC's Contracts and Grants Office.

"The increase is remarkable given the grim federal funding climate and early retirement of many professors," said James Gill, associate vice chancellor for research and professor of earth sciences at UCSC. He attributes much of the growth to active research programs sponsored by faculty and staff hired in the past several years.

A total of 519 awards were received this past year, compared to 448 awards earned in 1993-94. Principal funders included the National Science Foundation ($8 million), the National Institutes of Health ($5.3 million), the U.S. Department of Education ($4.1 million), the Office of Naval Research ($3.1 million), the U.S. Department of Energy ($1.9 million), and the California Association for Research in Astronomy ($1.8 million).

As with most research universities, UCSC takes in more money from its sponsored research than from student fees. The research enriches the teaching program by including students in the pursuit of new knowledge, Gill said. It also makes the Monterey Bay region more attractive to businesses that benefit from university-based research programs, he added.

In 1994-95, UCSC's total budget was $203.4 million. Major components included $102.8 million in general funds, $38.8 million in contracts and grants, and $29.9 million in student fees.

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