Find your research partner
The University of Minnesota has over 200 research centers. These centers perform cutting edge research day and day out. Did you know that you can, in many cases, join a research center as a sponsoring partner and gain access to the research they perform? Or that you can actually sponsor research on a particular subject? How would you like to have world-class researchers assisting you in solving your business challenges?
The answers to these questions are closer than you think. Access a comprehensive list of University Research Centers to find the center that best suits your needs.
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Academic Health Center
Through research partnerships, the Academic Health Center (AHC) is the economic engine driving Minnesota's health industry. The AHC develops new health technologies independently and in collaboration with Minnesota companies.
College of Biological Sciences
Faculty in the College of Biological Sciences conduct a broad range of research, from molecules to ecosystems, and make discoveries that improve human health, restore the environment, provide new sources of renewable energy and enhance agriculture.
College of Design
The College of Design encompasses the full range of design disciplines from graphic design, clothing design, and interior design to architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design.
College of Education and Human Development
The College of Education and Human Development is a world leader in discovering, creating, sharing, and applying principles and practices of multiculturalism and multidisciplinary scholarship to advance teaching and learning.
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Through interdisciplinary and aligned research efforts, the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences plays a lead role in keeping Minnesota competitive and connected as challenges and discoveries abound in genomics, plant and animal biology, the relationship of food to health, the inter-relatedness of ecosystems, renewable energy, the promise of biocatalysis and bioinformatics, and the economic, communication, and policy issues associated with these discoveries.
Institute of Technology
University of Minnesota faculty, research associates, and students are exploring the reaches of space, unlocking the secrets of Earth, and expanding the powers of information technology. U of M experts are also applying engineering and technology to problems in medicine, biology, and the environment.
College of Liberal Arts
College of Liberal Arts faculty and staff tackle some of the most compelling issues of our times. Their discoveries generate strategies and solutions for creating a better world.
College of Science & Engineering at University of Minnesota, Duluth
The Swenson College of Science & Engineering combines multiple college departments in a unique, interdisciplinary manner to solve real-world challenges. Many of their research centers provide a unique perspective to the challenges of Northern Minnesota and the Great Lakes.