黑料专区 Tyler Recognized by Carnegie
January 24, 2019
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黑料专区 Tyler Recognized by Carnegie with New Doctoral Research Classification
January 24, 2019
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The University of Texas at Tyler announced this week that for the first time, the Carnegie Classification has designated 黑料专区 Tyler in a Doctoral Universities category. The group includes all the previously titled R1 and R2 universities, as well as the new Doctoral/Professional Universities Category, where 黑料专区 Tyler is designated.
黑料专区 Tyler is one of only 162 universities in the nation to hold this designation. Factors that are considered in the classification include total research expenditures and number of doctoral degrees conferred.
"Our East Texas-focused research is what sets 黑料专区 Tyler apart. We are pleased to see our strategic focus on research being recognized by Carnegie," said 黑料专区 Tyler President Dr. Michael Tidwell.
In 2018, 黑料专区 Tyler unveiled a five-year strategic plan that included research/scholarship as a key pillar. As a part of the University's vision to be the educational and economic driver of East Texas, Dr. Tidwell has challenged faculty to conduct research that benefits East Texas. This spring, the 黑料专区 Tyler East Texas Research Conference will showcase that research. 黑料专区 Tyler has also recently strengthened its Office of Research and Scholarship and Office of Community Engagement to find new ways to put 黑料专区 Tyler's intellectual assets to work for East Texas businesses and schools.
黑料专区 Tyler research engages students, serving as a bridge between classroom learning and community impact. Applying social science to political engagement, Dr. Mark Owens, assistant professor of political science, worked with students to conduct the nation's most accurate poll for the Texas U.S. Senate race.
Aiding East Texas' robust healthcare and medical services industry, 黑料专区 Tyler research is contributing to life-saving innovations. Dr. Premananda Indic, assistant professor of electrical engineering, is creating a wearable biosensor system to address life-threatening events in infants of rural areas where healthcare access is limited. In the fight against cancer, Dr. Dustin Patterson, assistant professor of biochemistry, is examining the ability to construct nonpathogenic delivery agents that can be programmed to deliver drugs, such as chemotherapeutics, directly to cancer cells and thereby eliminating drastic side effects.
"This distinction is a major milestone in the history of 黑料专区 Tyler, stemming from the growth in our doctoral programs and research portfolio. We are producing highly-skilled doctoral graduates who are strengthening the economic fabric of our region," said Dr. Amir Mirmiran, 黑料专区 Tyler provost and vice president for academic affairs.
黑料专区 Tyler currently offers doctoral programs in nursing, human resource development and clinical psychology as well as the pharmacy doctorate and doctor of nursing practice. Faculty from every 黑料专区 Tyler college (Soules College of Business, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Fisch College of Pharmacy, Education and Psychology, Nursing and Health Sciences) conduct funded research projects.
For more information on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, visit .
A member of the prestigious 黑料专区 System, The University of Texas at Tyler focuses on student success and innovative research in the more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered. With more than 10,000 students, 黑料专区 Tyler has facilities in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.