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In 1999, following the advisement of the decision of the current Dean of the Graduate College and Vice Chancellor for Research at Urbana-Champaign that he would step down on Aug 20, 1999, the Chancellor reported his decision to split the two positions to the Apr 15, 1999 Board of Trustees meeting.
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) leads, enables, and supports research initiatives, technology commercialization and knowledge transfer at the University of Illinois. The OVCR has policymaking and oversight responsibility for the research mission and works collaboratively with the academic colleges and other administrative units to lead new research initiatives and to facilitate the ongoing scholarly endeavors of faculty, staff, and students. A number of interdisciplinary research and research support units report to the OVCR. These include the
Technology transfer and intellectual property issues are overseen collaboratively within the Office of the Vice President for Research. Additionally, in order to encourage collaborative efforts between University researchers and industry, the University of Illinois has constructed a
The research park and its early-stage technology incubator program provide synergy for technology-based economic development in Illinois. In addition, the incubator provides our faculty and students with the opportunity to benefit from the commercialization of their research, keeping the University of Illinois competitive with other world-class research institutions for the very best talent. The incubator and Research Park are also attractive to many established technology firms as a source of new technologies complementary to their primary markets.
1. Board of Trustees Transactions, 70
2. This first paragraph was taken from the Historical Note for the Graduate College draft of July 29, 2013.
3. Material in all other paragraphs taken from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research website as of Nov 18, 2013.
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
31-36 added 4/18/2018; 37 added 6/5/2018
Access to material less than 30 years old in Boxes 31-36 only on approval of the Archivist. Prior to 30 years, access only with approval of the the Archivist and VCR office or its successor.
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Subject File of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (1962-2010), of Vice-Chancellors Tony G. Waldrop, Paul Bohn, Charles Zukoski, Ravi Iyer, Robert Easter, Debasish Dutta, Peter Schifffer, includes correspondence, reports, committee minutes, policy documents, Natural Resources and Conservation documents relating to Wayne Reginald Gomes, Dean of College of Agriculture (1991-94); Illinois State Geological Survey annual reports, notes, memoranda & policy documents (1991-97); faculty awards and prizes; Graduate College/OVCR committee lists (1994-96); Graduate College Executive Committee (1994-96); documents relating to the establishment of Graduate College (1972-74); Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC) (1991-95); graduate student issues relating to salaries and unionization(1994-96); Beckman Institute Review and Response (1992-93); budget requests and priorities (1997-99); Phoenix Photonix (1994-99); South Campus Master Plan (1997-98); Research Policy Committee (1980-94); Research Park Master Plan (1989-96); Department of Atmospheric Sciences (1983-95); Center for Advanced Study (1983-93); Research Services Office (RSO) correspondence (1979-92); Research and Technology Management Office (RTMO) (1984-97); Office of Technology Management (2004); Institutional Review Board (IRB) minutes (1981-95); IRB Membership lists (1975-94); Academic Integrity Policy Committee (1984-90); Research Unit Reviews (1985-94); Plasmaco Agreement (1988-90); Coordinating Committee on Computing Technology (CCCT) (1995-99); Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Association (BIMA) telescope proposal to National Science Foundation (NSF) (1993); conflict of interest general correspondence (1988-96); Cultural Values and Ethics (1988-96); Larry Smarr memoranda & meeting notes and budget documents for NCSA (1984-86); Intellectual Property Committee (1987-96); Research Board membership files (1984-96); State Geological Survey (1981-95); State Surveys/UIUC Agreement (1962-81); Chief Information Officer (1989-99); Computer-Based Education Research Laboratory (CERL) (1975-89, 1997-98); Research Park documents (1999-10); Critical Research Initiative (CRI) documents (1995-07); consultant report on Illinois Strategic Plan for the Biotechnology Industry(1997-98); Audits (1998-01); Bio containment Facility Task Force (1994-03); Blue Waters Initiative-IBM (2008); publication subvention recovery, academic integrity investigations; lawsuit background material, correspondence, and deposition transcripts; Division of Research Safety, Laboratory Safety Guide (2021).