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CORAL GABLES, FLA. (January 23, 2014) — The Office of the Vice Provost for Research has announced the recipients of the 2015 Provost’s Research Awards, which will provide salary support and direct research costs to faculty for a wide range of research topics–from the chemical communication of toadfish to the epidemiology of a stock market bubble. In all, 55 faculty representing 29 departments in nine schools and colleges on the Coral Gables and marine campuses were selected for the awards.

The Provost’s Research Awards are designed to foster excellence in research and creative activity and increase the overall research portfolio at the University of Miami. Applicants are reviewed by faculty subcommittees of the Research Council representing the arts, business, humanities, natural science, engineering, and social sciences. Funding is awarded in three categories based on discipline: the Max Orovitz Research Award in Arts and Humanities; the James W. McLamore Research Award in Business and the Social Sciences, and the Research Award in the Natural Sciences and Engineering.

Approximately 150 applications were evaluated based on their scholarly, scientific and/or creative merit, the likelihood that the work will lead to major peer-reviewed outcomes, and the opportunity for faculty career enhancement.

View a list of this year’s awardees.