Research is more than lab coats and microscopes — it’s knowing the right questions to ask and being open to new solutions. From undergraduate research to doctoral work to our expert faculty, K-State ensures you have the tools necessary to find the answers that change lives around the world.

• Four U.S. Agency for International Development Feed the Future Labs
• 90-plus research centers
• $173.5 million in annual research funding
• National Bio and Agro-defense Facility partner
• Nearly 300 patents granted
• $218.3 million in research expenditures
• Industry collaborations, technology transfer and economic development.
• More than $8.4 million in technology licensing income
• Biosecurity Research Institute with biosafety level 3 and biosafety level 3 agriculture labs.

K-State Research and Extension is a statewide network of educators who share unbiased, research-based information and expertise on a variety of important issues, particularly related to fostering a safe, sustainable and competitive food system and healthy communities.

Through research, analysis and education, K-State Research and Extension offers a variety of reliable information available to all Kansans: 

• Managing wildlife and natural resources
• Entrepreneurship support
• Civic engagement
• Family and consumer sciences
• Child and adult development
• Food safety and preservation
• Nutrition and wellness
• Lawn and garden
• 4-H youth programming