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University of Minnesota R&D expenditures exceeded $1 billion for the first time and researchers successfully competed for a record $876 million in awards in fiscal 2020.
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10th
10th
among US public research institutions

$1.04B
$1.04B
in systemwide research expenditures

87
87
COVID-19 rapid response grants awarded