The spending comes largely from UF Health on research for cancer, diabetes, neurological diseases, gene therapy and other topics. The university also faced allegations that employees were pressured by state officials to suppress data and research related to COVID-19, but an internal investigation found “no merit” to the allegations. News & World Report, and was mired in controversy when faculty raised concerns about academic freedom and a federal lawsuit sought to halt policies prohibiting scholars from testifying against the state. It follows a year in which UF both broke into the ranks of t op 5 public universities by U.S. The data comes from an annual survey from the National Science Foundation. In total, universities in Florida spent about $2.3 billion in research. The university announced Tuesday that it joined “an exclusive group of about 15 public universities around the country” that had spent over $1 billion on research, a group that includes the University of California, Los Angles the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and the University of Michigan. The University of Florida announced this week it had surpassed $1 billion in annual research expenditures, making history for the school.
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