The Skaggs School of Pharmacy totaled $9.3 million from federal grants and other sources in 2005.
The University of Montana continues to be a national leader for earning pharmacy research dollars. In fact, UM’s Skaggs School of Pharmacy tallied $9.3 million from federal grants and other sources in 2005.
When considered without regard to the number of faculty members, UM ranks No. 7 nationally.
“I believe this ranking is a very strong indicator of the high quality of pharmacy faculty here,” said Dave Forbes, dean of the College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences which encompasses the pharmacy school. “Additionally, we are the only pharmacy school ranked in the top four that is not attached to a medical school.”
Forbes added that research at the UM pharmacy school has increased dramatically in the last 15 years during which the school has experienced tremendous growth in research funding. A 59,000-square-foot expansion of the Skaggs Building is under way and should be completed in 2007.
Forbes also predicted research dollars will become much more competitive in the coming years. He said because the federal government has significantly decreased the growth of funding allocated to peer-reviewed research fewer grant proposals are now being funded.
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