{"id":1375,"date":"2026-05-07T20:43:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/?page_id=1375"},"modified":"2026-05-17T22:11:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T22:11:57","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-resources-opportunities\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request 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id=\"ovpr\">Office of the Vice President for Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) promotes research, scholarship, and creative activity across the university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We promote the university\u2019s research enterprise and provide leadership to the reporting units that manage financial and other resources that support the scholarship and creative activities of faculty, staff, and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OVPR coordinates and oversees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>externally funded research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>intramural grant programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>intellectual property policy and technology transfer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>research administration, compliance, and policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>undergraduate research initiatives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>university-wide research and public service partnerships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>strategic environmental 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<p>Learn about the Technology and Research Initiative Fund (TRIF) that supports research, innovation, and student opportunities through strategic investment in priority research areas at NAU.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-true-blue  panelTypeText  noHover  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                                 <p>NAU Research is guided by a shared vision and mission that support discovery, innovation, and research excellence.<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                                                                                        <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n    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