KU research addresses problems of worldwide significance, delivers solutions that make a difference to Kansas and the region, and promotes an inclusive community of responsible inquiry and innovation for students and scholars. Your gift to any of these research centers and institutes will help scientists, scholars, innovators and creators build safer, healthier communities and make discoveries that change the world.
Achievement & Assessment Institute
AAI partners with agencies to improve the lives of children and adults through academics, employment, career advancement and building healthy environments.
Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum
The BI/NHM studies past and present life on earth to understand the diversity of life and predict the future: changes in populations, threatened species, the spread of disease, and the influence of pest species.
Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis
Researchers at the CEBC are developing cost-competitive chemical manufacturing processes that prevent waste and conserve natural resources.
Center for Remote Sensing & Integrated Systems
CReSIS scientists collect data essential to understanding processes causing rapid changes on Earth, developing improved models to simulate how ice sheets will respond to a warming climate, and predicting what is contributing to sea-level rise.
Hall Center for the Humanities
The Hall Center supports research in the humanities, provides an intellectual hub for scholars and students, fosters interdisciplinary conversation, and promotes lively discussion through its public programming.
Higuchi Biosciences Center
The Higuchi Biosciences Center fosters an environment conducive to interdisciplinary, biomedical research.
Institute for Information Sciences
I2S sustains and grows national leadership in the creation, dissemination and commercialization of new technologies in computer, communication and radar systems.
Institute for Bioengineering Research
IBER provides a research, teaching and scholarly environment that promotes creativity while catalyzing collaborations that will solve problems impacting societal health and well-being.
Institute for Policy & Social Research
IPSR supports social scientists who focus on social problems and policy-relevant questions.
Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research
The KBS-CER leads scientific discovery that fosters broad appreciation of the vital interactions between humans and the environment.
Kansas Geological Survey
KGS is a research and service division that investigates and provides information about the state's geologic and groundwater resources.
Life Span Institute
LSI brings together researchers in education, behavioral science and neuroscience to study problems that directly affect the health and well-being of individuals and communities.