The Vice President oversees the research and graduate activities of the University of Oregon, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research Extensive University and Oregon's only Association of American Universities (AAU) member.  The UO is a comprehensive research university whose instructional, research, and public service programs advance scientific and humanistic knowledge while serving the educational, cultural, and economic needs of Oregon, the Pacific Northwest, and the Nation.
	The Office of the Vice President for Research provides administrative support for sponsored programs, including identification of funding opportunities, proposal submission, research compliance (which includes human and animal subjects research), contracts and grant administration, as well as the translation of basic research into commercial products or services through technology transfer and Riverfront Research Park activities.  Sponsored program awards have grown to more than $86 million annually, supporting hundreds of active UO research, instruction, and community service projects.  Principal recipients of these funds include the centers and institutes reporting to the Vice President.
Units reporting to the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies include:

	RESEARCH UNITS	GRADUATE STUDIES
	Centers and Institutes	Graduate School
	RESEARCH & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT	RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION
	Office of Technology Transfer (OTT)	Research & Faculty Development (RFD)
	Riverfront Research Park (RRP)	Research Services & Administration (ORSA)
	AFFILIATED UNITS: RESEARCH ADVANCEMENT	Responsible Conduct of Research (ORCR) Office for Protection of Human Subjects
	Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) Research and Graduate Studies Development
	CONTACT INFORMATION:
	Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies 1266 University of Oregon, 203 Johnson Hall, Eugene, OR 97403-1266
	PHONE: (541) 346-2090	Richard W. Linton, Vice President
	FAX: (541) 346-2023	Susan J. Brown, Executive Assistant