New drugs that relieve chronic pain. A tiny protein that battles cancer. Noninvasive procedures that prevent blindness in diabetics. UT Arlington faculty and students are engaged in these and other research endeavors with potential impact in the high-priority areas of health care, homeland security and energy. The University's total research expenditures have increased more than 50 percent in recent years, while federally supported research has jumped more than 200 percent. The growth illustrates UT Arlington's place at the forefront of scientific discovery.

Enhance The University of Texas at Arlington's research, scholarly, and creative capacity and reputation.

Goal 1: Show significant improvement in institutional and program rankings.
Objective 1: To reach $100 million in annual research expenditures within 10 years.
Objective 2: To have at least one top 50 program in each college or school, and three programs within the University ranked in the top 25 nationally, within 10 years.
Objective 3: Increase significant research and creative activity contributed by UT Arlington faculty to leading peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, solicited publications, exhibitions, juried screenings, and the like.

Goal 2: Increase and support interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programming.
Objective 1: Develop new and support current interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary graduate programs that have both a genuine research core and student and employer demand.

Goal 3: Foster increased contributions by alumni, friends, and the private sector that can be used to enhance the University's research, scholarly, and creative capacity.
Objective 1: Increase the University's endowment.