BY THE NUMBERS CALIFORNIA IN FY 2012 1 st : National ranking in NSF funds $920 Million: NSF funds awarded 262: NSF-funded institutions 2,721: NSF grants awarded 38: NSF research centers/facilities EXAMPLES OF NSF-FUNDED RESEARCH IN CALIFORNIA NSF-funded researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles are examining oxygen levels in the brain in order to understand when we will and when we won’t decide to take a risk The San Jose State University Foundation, funded by NSF, is conducting 5 th grade classroom teaching experiments that will help inform best practices in teaching and learning basic algebra at the middle school level. Courtesy: www.research.gov/seeinnovation UC produces an average of 4 inventions per day for 1,000 R&D- intensive companies .1 More than 160 companies have been founded on the basis of UC technology licensing agreements. 2 INVESTMENT IN NSF = INVESTMENT IN CALIFORNIA INNOVATION 1 Lenz, P. (2011). Presentation on 2011-2012 UC Budget [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/budget/? p=1558 2 UC Economic Impact Reports. Retrieved from: http:// www.universityofcalifornia.edu/economy/welcome.html Nearly 370,000 jobs are directly dependent on the University of California’s (UC) expenditures, representing 2% of all employment in California. 2 Between 2002 and 2011, UC research is expected to be the major source of productivity gains, totaling $5.2 billion. 2 Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) 1527 Eighteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 www.cnsfweb.org California THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) is the only federal agency whose mission includes support for all fields of fundamental science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). “California’s economic growth depends on its continued leadership in innovation, technology, … and other fields that require strong math and science training.” −CA Governor Gary Brown A team of NSF-funded researchers led by a scientist at the University of California, San Diego is studying how infants learn essential social skills that are necessary for language and behavioral development.