Research Organizations Research Organizations Research is an important activity at Iowa State University.
Faculty members engage in research pursuits as well as teaching.
Graduate students, and in some cases undergraduates, play an active part in this search for new knowledge. Support for research at Iowa State University comes from state and federal appropriations as well as from contracts and grants involving the federal government and nonfederal organizations. As part of its total program, the university also operates extension services, special laboratories, centers, and institutes. An abbreviated description of many of the various research organizations and their activities is presented here. Additional information concerning any of these organizations and student research opportunities they support may be obtained from their administrative offices.