Researchers at Utah State University are raising record amounts of grant and research money. USU Vice President of Research, Mark McLellan, made the announcement and said during fiscal year 2014 USU was awarded $220 million dollars.
The majority of funding came from the Department of Defense which contributed $60.2 million. Additional money was awarded by corporations and foundations with State of Utah grants totaling $18.2 million. The National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Interior also gave money to support research at USU.
"This mix of research dollars to support the mission of USU is a very empowering opportunity to drive our programs forward with a real focus on the federal agencies that sponsor research," McLellan said.
Federal agencies increased their support for projects at USU by 40 percent. Research being performed at the Northern Utah land grant institution include the use of fitness sensors, or fit bands, to help elementary students at Edith Bowen record data being used to teach ways to apply data to areas of math and science. USU's Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services assistant professor Victor Lee is overseeing the project.
