Research: The Core of the College

Mission of the College of Arts & Sciences

The College of Arts & Sciences is the heart of the University of Memphis, an urban research university. The College provides quality undergraduate and graduate education by training students to think critically about their course of study, themselves, and the world around them. Through programs of basic and applied research, the College's faculty and students increase knowledge and address the complex issues, local and global, facing all citizens.

 

Facilities, Institutes and Centers

There are several research facilities, institutes and centers within the college offering undergraduate and graduate research opportunities. Please contact individual centers for additional information on its research.

• Benjamin Hooks Institute for Social Change
• Center of Applied Psychological Research
• Center for Community Criminology & Research
• Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI)
• Center for Research and Innovation in STEM Teaching and Learning (CRISTAL)
• Chucalissa Indian Village and Museum
• Confucius Institute, The[BROKEN LINK]
• Design Collaborative (University of Memphis)
• Ecological Research Center
• Edward J. Meeman Biological Station
• Institute for Intelligent Systems
• Interdisciplinary Studies Center
• The Marcus W. Orr Center for the Humanities (MOCH)
• Public Safety Institute (PSI)
• Bioinformatics
• Institute for Gambling Education and Research[BROKEN LINK]
• Integrated Microscopy Center
• W. Harry Feinstone Center for Genomic Research[BROKEN LINK]