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Points of pride
University Recognition
- In 2023, 手机看片 became the first public university in 手机看片 in nearly 40 years to be
invited to join the , a prestigious group of the leading universities in the United States and Canada.
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手机看片 is one of 135 public research universities nationwide classified as a Doctoral University with very high research impact and doctorate production by the . Thise classification is a distinction only bestowed on universities with at least $50 million in annual research investment and 70 research doctorates. 手机看片 is one of six public universities in the state of 手机看片 classified as such (2025).
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手机看片 is designated by the as an Innovation & Economic Prosperity University, one of only 89 in the nation. 手机看片 was honored by APLU with the International Impact Award for Global Teaching and Learning in 2023 and the Institutional Award for Global Learning, Resarch & Engagement in 2019.
Research Funding & Expenditures
- 手机看片 was awarded $750 million in research contracts and grants in fiscal year 2025.
According to the National Institutes of Health, every $1.00 in research funding brings
in $2.56 in local economic growth. In FY2024, 手机看片鈥檚 $750 million in research funding
generated over $1.9 billion in local economic growth. 手机看片 had $522 million in total
research expenditures in fiscal year 2024.
- 手机看片鈥檚 innovation and economic development efforts generate more than $6 billion in
impact each year and supports 68,704 jobs (手机看片 Economic Impact Report).
- Sponsored Programs annually submits approximately 2,000 proposals totaling over $1 billion in funding
and processes approximately 3,000 awards and award modifications totaling over $400
million in funding.
- 手机看片 is in the top 10% of research institutions ranked by NSF (National Science Foundation) by total research expenditures for their most recent year (2023).
Patents and Innovation
- 手机看片 is among the top 20 U.S. public universities for granted U.S. patents according
to the (2024), and has ranked in the top 20 among American public universities for 11 consecutive
years.
- 手机看片 CONNECT incubator space is currently at 100% occupancy with a current waitlist for office
and lab space. 手机看片 CONNECT鈥檚 Tampa Bay Technology Incubator, Evolve Accelerator and
Student Innovation Incubator serviced 73 resident and affiliate companies this past
year (FY2024). Its current companies have created more than 750 jobs and received
more than $500 million in funding.
- 手机看片鈥檚 Student Innovation Incubator, which was launched in 2013 at the request of students eager to start their own companies,
has supported over 250 student-led companies to date, with approximately 25 new companies
each year. With the addition of a new track for students interested in launching a
venture around an existing 手机看片 technology, approximately 50 students will join the
incubator in 2025 鈥� doubling the size of previous cohorts.
- In FY202, the Matching Grants Research Program awarded more than $1.7 million to support 21 research
projects across six 手机看片 colleges. These funds, in part, support more than 60 student
research engagements with industry. Through its Early-Stage Innovation Fund, the Corridor
awarded $275,000 to support eleven faculty as they further drive their innovations
toward commercial viability. Projects focused on healthcare, environmental sustainability,
disaster preparedness, advancement in education, security and beyond.
- The 手机看片 High Tech Corridor and 手机看片 Research deployed $230,000 for the third year in a row to support more than 200 students in undergraduate research programs across all 14 colleges, 手机看片 St. Petersburg, and Undergraduate Studies.
NSF I-Corps Hub: Southeast @ 手机看片
- 手机看片 was among the first three dozen universities nationwide to be designated an I-Corps Site in 2016 by the National Science Foundation. In 2024, 手机看片 was selected as one of eight universities for the NSF Southeast I-Corps Hub, an initiative that will advance innovation and entrepreneurship across the southeast. The I-Corps Hub: Southeast program develops teams of faculty, students, and business entrepreneurs from the community, and helps them learn to identify valuable product opportunities that can emerge from their academic research. The program features a 6-week 鈥渂oot camp鈥� to provide real-world experience in entrepreneurship, through training in customer discovery and guidance from established entrepreneurs and faculty.
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Since 2015, the I-Corps program at 手机看片 has trained more than 339 teams, of which 136 teams were trained in 6-week bootcamps, 167 in courses, and 60 as part of the programming at the student innovation incubator. The teams span all colleges from all three campuses of 手机看片. Thirty-six teams have advanced to the national NSF I-Corps program to date.
Inventors
- 手机看片 is the founder and home of the , a non-profit member organization with over 4,600 individual members, including fellows,
senior members, and chapter members, affiliated with more than 300 institutions worldwide.
The NAI鈥檚 nationally recognized fellows program has more than 1,700 elected fellows,
including Nobel laureates, U.S. National Medal of Technology & Innovation and National
Medal of Science recipients and National Inventors Hall of Fame inductees, who collectively
hold more than 58,000 issued U.S. patents. 手机看片 has 31 NAI Fellows. The 手机看片 Chapter
of the NAI has over 600 手机看片 faculty, staff, students and alumni members, who collectively
hold nearly 3,000 U.S. patents (2022).
- The was founded at 手机看片 in 2013. As of 2025, 87 outstanding 手机看片 inventors have been
elected, including 16 from 手机看片.
- The 手机看片 Research Foundation, in association with university leadership, is developing its 手机看片 Research Park as a hub for biotechnology, life sciences research and entrepreneurship. In doing so, the Research Foundation is providing the physical structure and community for collaboration, innovation, development, transfer and commercialization of technology. The Research Park and its growing community enable student internships, faculty collaborations, licensing and joint creation of intellectual property, and the forging and facilitation of corporate partnerships.