Services & Expertise
RIO provides services and support to the University of Minnesota research community through our administrative units.
Research Impact
The University of Minnesota is a top public research institution conducting innovative and impactful research across a broad range of fields and disciplines. Our researchers improve our understanding of the world and help facilitate technologies and ideas that positively impact the prosperity, welfare, and security of our communities, state, nation, and beyond.
UMN Rural Health Researchers Build the Evidence Base to Address the US Maternal Health Crisis
Rural communities are rapidly losing access to obstetric care. UMN’s Rural Health Research Center is tracking these losses and their impacts.
UMN Project Offers Guardrails for Emerging Portable MRI Research
Emerging portable MRI technology can help researchers fill crucial information gaps and increase inclusivity in research but comes with unique ethical and legal considerations. UMN’s Consortium on Law and Values leads an NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded working group to develop guidance for these innovative efforts.
UMN's Research Enterprise
The University of Minnesota had $1.13 billion in external research award funding in fiscal year 2023, the second largest award total ever.
Learn about the impact of UMN research and its role in advancing innovation and fostering economic development in the region. View research statistics.
RIO News & Announcements
AI & Robotics at UMN: May 30
Dr. Kimberly Sablon, Principal Director for Trusted AI & Autonomy (TAI&A) at the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), will host a seminar on AI and robotics.
University of Minnesota Launches New Grants Management System
The University's new grants management system, MN-GEMS, will bring the UMN's proposal submission and award process in line with other top-25 research universities.
UMN and Partner Institutions Initiate Sustainable GeoCommunities Program
University of Minnesota, in partnership with University of Buffalo, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), IIT Bombay (IITB), and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, a multicampus Indian university, is launching Sustainable GeoCommunities, a community-based program with the goal of solving problems that our global communities are facing today.
UMN and N.C. A&T Kick Off Research Partnership Program
The new research partnership program will connect UMN with a leading research-intensive HBCU.
University of Minnesota Research Leaders Meet with BioMADE
UMN research leaders met with BioMADE representatives to discuss partnership opportunities for UMN researchers and students.
Seeking Nominations for Research Technical Staff Award
RIO is seeking nominations for its Research Technical Staff Award. The nomination deadline is June 14. Ten honorariums of $2,000 each will be awarded.