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Research and Extension

K-State Research and Extension (KSRE) is a statewide network of educators sharing unbiased, research-based information and expertise on issues important to Kansas. KSRE has established local, state, regional, national and international partnerships. KSRE is dedicated to a safe, sustainable, competitive food and fiber system and to strong, healthy communities, families and youth through integrated research, analysis and education. With more than 125 years of research and 100 years of extension, K-State Research and Extension has been improving the quality of life and standard of living for Kansans for a century. This integrated system connects the university to every county through locally based educators who serve as sources of objective information. Learn more at ksre.k-state.edu.

Sponsored Research

Scientific research expenditures exceed $203 million and extramural funding tops $181 million per year. Total research efforts at Kansas State University have led to more than 350 patents. The university is home to more than 90 research centers, including the 8,600-acre Konza Prairie Biological Station and the Johnson Cancer Research Center. K-State is also part of the One Health Initiative, which is a movement dedicated to enhancing the integration of animal, human and environmental health for the benefit of all. The university is also involved in efforts associated with the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and Partnership for International Research and Education.

K-State is known as the “Silicon Valley for biodefense” because of its leadership in food safety and security and agrodefense. The university’s north campus corridor in Manhattan is home to K-State's Veterinary Medicine Complex and the Biosecurity Research Institute, a biosafety level-3 facility devoted to comprehensive infectious disease research and training. Adjacent to these facilities is the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, the nation’s premier animal disease research facility; the university’s research park; the Kansas Department of Agriculture; and university land for future academic, research and innovation needs.