Research
91³ÉÈ˶ÌÊÓƵ is one of the nation's leading research institutions, with researchers who are making discoveries that can improve lives and impact the world. Our triple designation as a land-, sea- and space-grant university reflects the wide variety of research conducted here daily.
Research That Matters
Our research doesn't stay in the lab — we share it with the world around us. 91³ÉÈ˶ÌÊÓƵ researchers are making autonomous vehicles safer, helping us prepare and recover from natural disasters, and discovering ways to protect the health of humans and their animal companions.
Discover research impactsColleges & Schools
Our researchers perform groundbreaking research in everything from animal health and engineering to history and visual arts. If you can dream it, we have an academic match for you in one of our 17 colleges and schools.
Learn about research in colleges and schools
We offer undergraduate and graduate students many opportunities to participate in important research. Students can work directly with world-renowned experts on projects related to their fields of study.
Our research enterprise stretches across many fields, bringing together researchers from the university, research centers and institutes, state agencies and industry.
Conducting vital research requires the right environment. We have many technologically advanced laboratories that support our faculty and student researchers and their work.