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FULL BOARD MEETING Strategic Investment Fund - December 2016

Strategic Investment Fund Purpose Transform a critical area of • knowle ledge o or operati tion To fund Further the resear arch ch progre ress ss exceptional • of the University investments Materially enhan ance ce t the qu qual ality • that have the of the the academic e experi rience potential to: Support an affordable le and e excelle llent • educat cation f for Virginian ans Expand economic c developm opment • in the Commonwealth 2

Funding g Criter eria Maximum 3 years of funding with plan for sustainability bey ond Year 3 Alignment with Cornerstone Plan or Health Sy stem Strategic Plan Meet measures of success each year to receive funding the following year 3

Progr gres ess to Date Proj ojects A Approved in September 2 2016 Total F al Funding Commi mmitted 13 proposals were approved • SEAS LinkLab for Cyber Physical Systems $4,810,000 in September 2016 for an A&S Doctoral Student Support $4,800,000 aggregate investment of approximately $26 million ResearchNET Research Development $4,461,000 Research UVA Next Generation Technology $2,952,724 5 proposals are being Curry Research Faculty $2,406,400 • recommended in December A&S Center for Catalytic Conversion of Natural Gas $1,955,000 2016 for a total of Darden Merit-based Scholarships $1,000,000 approximately $29 million Law Public Service Program $1,000,000 If approved, this will bring Research Cluster Computing Support $750,000 • the total commitment over SCPS Public Safety Program $600,000 four years to $55 million USOAR Federal Work Study/Research Program $559,500 McIntire Global Commerce Program $500,000 Reimagining Librarianship Strategic Plan $250,000 4 Total al $ 26, $ 26,044,624

Recom ommende ded Pr Propos oposal als: Resear arch Project Tot otal F Funding ng Description Recomme ommended Schoo ool o l of Medicine Precision I Individuali alized M Medicine for D Diabe abetes: $16,992,531 Detect, control, and cure Type 1 Diabetes Colle llege of Arts & & Sciences A Advan anced R Resear arch a and N New F Forms o of $2,000,000 Lear arning: Create new knowledge, providing training for students, and engage the public on focused areas in the social sciences and humanities 5

Resear arch: SO SOM Pr Precision Indi ndividu dualized Medi dicine for Di Diabe betes Eliminating Ty pe 1 Diabetes in Virginia Detect: Establish statewide network to provide genetic o screening and early detection Control: Artificial pancreas to control disease o Cure: Emerging immunotherapies and islet o replacement treatments This initiative begins with genetic screening and early detection, employs the artificial pancreas to optimally control the disease, and aspires to a cure that will defy autoimmunity and regenerate beta cells. UVA is a world leader in Type 1 Diabetes genomics, technology, and cell therapy, and is building strength in immunology. 6

Resear arch: A& A&S S So Social Sc Sciences es and and Hum umani anities Advanced Research and New Forms of Experiential Learning Create labo boratorie ies that focus on overarching themes and o create new knowledge Innovative t training opportunities in cross-disciplinary o research Engage gage the e public by collaborating with local, national, and o international partners This new model seeks to transform the production of advanced scholarship in: 1. Religion, Politics, and Conflict; 2. Citizen Justice; 3. Global Religion; and, 4. Humanities Informatics. Each lab will include post-doctoral fellows, faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates. Labs will establish partnerships, develop learning experiences for the public, and create digital platforms. 7

Recom ommende ded Pr Propos oposal als: Resear arch Suppor h Support/I /Inf nfrastructure Project Total Funding Description Recommended School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) & School of Medicine $3,000,000 (SOM) Center for Advanced Biomanufacturing: Infrastructure for development of novel and more effective tissue engineering/regenerative medicine technologies College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) Neuroscience and Energy Research $521,844 Initiatives: Infrastructure to support neuroscience and energy research 8

Res esear arch h Suppor upport/Inf nfra rastr tructure re: SEA EAS and and Schoo hool of of Medi Medicine ne Cente enter for or Adv dvanc anced d Biom omanu nufac actur uring g New tissue engineering/regenerative medicine technologies Impr mproved ed treatmen tment t for otherwise irrecoverable o muscle injuries Accelerate translat atio ional nal r research progress o Develop state-of-the-art tissue r e reg egen ener erative ma e materials o and nd ti tissue biofabrica cation The Center for Advanced Biomanufacturing will help UVA compete for massive new federal funding for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Applications include limb and organ replacement, birth defects, and nerve damage. The military’s success in saving the lives of those severely wounded on the battlefield has intensified the need for such therapies. 9

Resear arch Support/ t/Infr frastru tructu ture re: Ne Neur uros oscience and and Ene Energy Ini nitiatives A Foundational Investment in Neuroscience and Energy Initial financing costs for major renovation of Gilmer mer a and o Chemistr try build ldings Provide flexibl ible labs bs and collaborative spaces o Le Leverage $13 139 m 9 million in state funding o Energize phi hilanthr hropic intere rest o Build on existing research h stre rengths hs o This co-investment by the University, the Commonwealth, and private donors will provide state-of-the-art facilities that enable interdisciplinary research and lead to scientific breakthroughs related to two national priorities: neuroscience and energy. 10

Recom ommende ded Pr Propos oposal als: Ac Acade ademic Ex Expe perienc nce Project Tot otal F Funding ng Description Recomme ommended School ol of f Engineering a and Appli lied S Science G Grad aduat ate Prog ogram: Increase $6,400,000 financial support for 100 new and highly diverse engineering graduate students which will enable faculty to secure more external research funding and produce a highly cited body of work 11

Ac Acade ademic Ex Expe perience: Sc Scho hool of of Engi Engine neering ng and and Appl Applied d Sc Science e Gr Graduat aduate Pr Prog ogram am Engineering a World-Class Graduate Engineering Program Competitive financi cial suppo pport t for graduate s students o is critical to: Attracting high ghest qu quality stude dents • Increasing d diversity in the graduate student • population In Increasing facu culty ty res esear arch an and n new k w knowl wled edge ge • g from 39 th to top-30 engineering school Improv ove ran anking o Increase scholarly body of work that is highly ly cited o Investing in graduate education is the surest way to accelerate research excellence. One hundred new and highly diverse engineering students will matriculate over the course of three years. These young researchers will enable faculty to compete for and secure increasing levels of research funding. 12

Summar Summary y of f Recomm mmended Pr Proposals for BOV Ac Action Project Total Funding Recommended SOM Precision Individualized Medicine for Diabetes $16,992,531 SEAS Graduate Engineering Program 6,400,000 SEAS & SOM Center for Advanced Biomanufacturing 3,000,000 A&S Advanced Research and Learning in Social Sciences and Humanities 2,000,000 A&S Neuroscience and Energy Strategic Research Initiative 521,844 Total $28,914,375 SIF Action Summary FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 Total Recommended December 2016 $ 11,182,614 $ 8,741,398 $8,490,362 $500,000 $28,914,375 Approved September 2016 9,841,050 7,307,054 8,001,520 895,000 26,044,624 Total Recommended + Approved $21,023,664 $16,048,452 $16,491,882 $1,395,000 $54,958,999 13