Some 2,500 years ago, the Greek playwright Sophocles said, "Knowledge must come through action; you can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial." I am confident that Sophocles would draw great inspiration from the sustained dedication of the university's faculty, staff, and students to the exploration and testing of new ideas in service to society. Among the more than 4,000 institutions of higher learning across the country, the University of Oregon consistently rates in the top few percentile on the basis of research productivity and the quality of its scholarship.

The major growth in sponsored research grants to the university in recent years has been exceeded by an even more dramatic rise in its technology transfer activities. The university has never been more effective in supporting the full cycle of innovation, extending from basic research to its translation into new products, services, and businesses. The upward trends are shown in the plots on this page that illustrate the success the Office of Technology Transfer has realized since its creation in 1991.
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