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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida received a record $702 million in research awards last year, surpassing by $24 million the previous record of $678 million set in 2010.</p>
<p>“This new record is particularly remarkable because our previous record was set in 2009-10 during President Obama’s economic stimulus, when federal investment in research soared,” UF President Bernie Machen said. “That our faculty beat the old record this year -- a year with no such surge in research funding -- really testifies to their talent and commitment as scientists and scholars.”</p>
<p>In fiscal year 2014, which ended June 30, state funding to UF was up $10 million, or 29 percent, to $44.8 million. Federal awards increased $48.7 million, or nearly 12 percent, to $465.3 million.</p>
<p>The College of Medicine, in Gainesville and Jacksonville, brought in $366 million. The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) brought in $102 million; the College of Engineering received $63 million; the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) received $35 million. The remaining colleges had a combined $136 million.</p>
<p>The new total marks a 42 percent increase in UF research awards since 2004-05.
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