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Oklahoma City Innovation District Names Jeff Seymour President/CEO
Oklahoma City Innovation District has named local economic developer Jeff Seymour as the organization’s new president and CEO. The Innovation District is at a critical juncture with the MAPS 4-funded Innovation Hall and the related Convergence Development set to open early next year. Read more.

NSF Awards $39M in Grants to Universities Across U.S. for Quantum Science and Engineering
The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $39 million to help grow quantum research activities at 23 institutions (seven of which are minority-serving institutions) across the U.S. through the NSF Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (ExpandQISE) program. Read more.

AURP's Benchmarking Survey 2023: Advancing Communities of Innovation
AURP's Benchmarking Survey 2023: Advancing Communities of Innovation, in collaboration with Stiletto Consulting Ltd., unveils insights from North American research parks and innovation districts, offering a glimpse into their evolution and future trajectories. Read more.

AURP in Action

AURP Wins Stage Two of U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition
The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced AURP has been selected as one of 44 Stage Two winners for the SBA 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. AURP will receive a $50,000 cash prize for its work as a Growth Accelerator Partner in supporting the launch, growth and scale of STEM/R&D-focused small businesses through its "RAIN” (Rural Autonomous Innovation Network). Read More.

New AURP Blog Post: "Growing University-Industry Partnerships: The Changing Outlook for University Research Funding"
Brian Darmody, AURP Chief Strategy Officer, in an extended essay in the AURP Blog, writes about two key events this summer centered on the need for robust government, industry and university partnerships to keep the U.S. technologically competitive. Read more.

AURP and the Federal Laboratory Consortium Launch Strategic Partnership
AURP announces the launch of a strategic partnership with the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC). The new partnership’s goals include enhancing the relationship between federal labs and the AURP innovation community to accelerate the transfer of research to the marketplace. Read more.