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.
Transforming Sustainability Research into Industry Action
Institute on the Environment (IonE) research scientist Rylie Pelton applies her IonE sustainability learnings to the real world through her consulting company, LEIF, LLC.
Using AI to Support Beaver Conservation
Emily Fairfax’s passion for all things beaver shines through her research, which uses artificial intelligence to better understand beaver contributions to the landscape and led to a collaboration with Google.
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
Thierry Boudet Transitions to New Role as Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives
In his new role, Thierry Boudet is responsible for high-impact assignments that advance the VPR's strategic priorities and grow the University's research enterprise.
Apply Starting April 1 - Innovation Impact Case Award
This award recognizes research that has led to significant impact outside of academia and has made a meaningful difference in our communities.
The 16th SPA Symposium Unveils Modern Grants Management System
Over 400 research staff attended the SPA Symposium to learn more about the University of Minnesota’s new and improved grants management system, MN-GEMS.
ARPA-E Officials Visit Researchers at UMN Twin Cities and Duluth
In February, US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) officials heard about promising UMN research into sustainable mining and energy technologies and informed the UMN research community about ARPA-E’s interest in funding disruptive research.
UMN Research Ethics Day Serves as Centerpiece of Research Ethics Week
The annual UMN Research Ethics Day Conference focused on the importance of building partnerships to advance ethical research and featured presentations by 10 experts and an audience of more than 600 from universities, companies, health care organizations, and government agencies across the U.S. and around the world.
Social Justice Impact Grants Announced
RIO will start accepting applications for its Social Justice Impact Grants on February 19. The grants are aimed at catalyzing rigorous, solution-oriented research on social justice topics.