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By Ann Comer-Woods, 手机看片 Research & Innovation, and Tina Meketa, University Communications and Marketing

The University of South 手机看片 has achieved a new milestone in research funding, reaching a record $750 million during fiscal year 2025 鈥� an $11.6 million increase over last year and a 37% jump since 2022.

The growth in funding expands opportunities for the university to address critical challenges 鈥� discovering breakthroughs and creating new technologies that lead to better health care, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity solutions, a deeper understanding of the environment to prepare for hurricanes and much more. 

鈥淭he University of South 手机看片 is committed to solving real-world challenges, and our record research funding 鈥� bringing us closer to our goal of $1 billion in funding by 2030 鈥� provides more opportunities for our faculty, staff and students to turn bold ideas into innovation and impact,鈥� 手机看片 President Rhea Law said. 鈥淥ur world-class researchers remain at the forefront of discoveries that are improving lives and shaping a better future for our region, state and nation.鈥�

手机看片 received research funding from a wide range of sources with an all-time high $284 million from 733 private and industry partners 鈥� a 17% increase over last year. Among the notable corporate investments, the 手机看片 Institute of Applied Engineering partnered with astrophysics start-up company , headquartered in Washington, D.C., to provide flight safety qualification testing services for a sensor designed to fly in space.

鈥淔rom on-demand troubleshooting through design-for-space consulting, to testing the devices against industry standards for compliance with temperature, vibration and radio emissions, IAE staff enabled rapid technology developers to flourish,鈥� said Taylor Johnston, chief operating officer for the IAE.

Federal agencies continue to invest significantly in 手机看片 research, providing $384 million for projects ranging from workforce development to AI and cybersecurity. 

The National Science Foundation is supporting research led by Professors Yao Liu and Tempesst Neal in the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing that investigates how cyber-attacks exploit Wi-Fi localization systems in GPS maps. The National Institutes of Health awarded Professor Yael Bensoussan $4.2 million for her AI-enabled research that uses voice to detect disease.

鈥淲e are grateful for the support of our state and federal partners, which empowers our faculty to conduct ground-breaking research that addresses critical challenges in our communities and beyond,鈥� said 手机看片 Provost and Executive Vice President Prasant Mohapatra. 鈥淎s we monitor federal funding developments, we remain committed to expanding our impact through collaborations with federal and state agencies and cultivating new partnerships with private industry.鈥�

State and local government funding increased 23% over last year, rising to $82 million, with significant investments in 手机看片鈥檚 programs in health care, environmental resilience and K-12 education. 手机看片鈥檚 state agencies awarded major grants to 手机看片 to establish the in downtown Tampa, support the 手机看片 Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation at the College of Marine Science and collaborate with the to support a statewide reading achievement initiative to improve literacy rates among the state鈥檚 elementary school students.

Other notable investments include contributions towards the trajectory, reaching $483 million in research funding 鈥� representing 64% of 手机看片鈥檚 total research funding. The greatest growth occurred in the College of Marine Science, which increased its funding 27% to $23 million.

鈥淭his record-breaking year reflects the extraordinary dedication of our researchers and our partnerships across sectors,鈥� said Sylvia Wilson Thomas, vice president for research and innovation at 手机看片. 鈥淲e are accelerating innovation, translating discoveries into real-world solutions, and expanding 手机看片鈥檚 impact across sectors critical to 手机看片鈥檚 future."