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196%
increase in sponsored research funding
from $23.7 million in the 2017-18 school year, to $46.4 million in the 2018-19 school year.
26.8%
of all campus patents
were issued through Beckman-supported research over the last 10 years.
48
campus departments
and 14 colleges are represented within Beckman when considering the home units of both student and faculty researchers.
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