Some would say we're in the top three. This is our niche. We are No. 1 in the country. And there isn't a natural history museum in the world, Krishtalka said, that's doing more to make museum collections accessible via the Web or massaging data in ways that add both meaning and significance. KU started the Center for Research in 1997.
Money is important and it provides a convenient yardstick.
But as Barnhill, Krishtalka and Decedue each insist, research is not about dollars and cents. It's about learning, creating new knowledge, making the world a better place. Decedue said research also presents students with opportunities to work side by side with some of the best minds in the country. What they are learning today won't show up in the textbooks for another two or three years. Contact the Research Web Administrator with questions or comments about this page.