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March 8, 2021
University of Minnesota Vice President for Research Chris Cramer announced today his decision to leave the University later this spring. Cramer will join Underwriters Laboratories as the organization s senior vice president and chief research officer who will help set the direction for the organization’s existing research and expansion into new areas of focus.
Under Cramer’s leadership as vice president for research for almost three years, the University of Minnesota’s research enterprise grew significantly and continuously, enhancing the University’s standing as one of America’s leading research universities. An exclamation point on the growth achieved during Cramer’s tenure came when research expenditures exceeded $1 billion in fiscal year 2019 for the first time in University history a milestone only a handful of other public universities have reached. Cramer also highlighted the close connection between research and education at the University, emphas