Engage With I³R

The Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I³R) at the University of Arkansas connects researchers, students, organizations, and communities with opportunities to collaborate. Join our team, access research facilities and expertise, build a collaboration, host an event, fund research, or participate in a study.

Biomechanical and Image-Guided Surgical Systems

Collaborate With Us

Explore Ways to Collaborate

Industry, government, academic institutions and individual researchers can work with I³R researchers to develop, test, and scale solutions in human health, food and nutrition systems, and trusted technology.

Build your career alongside researchers, innovators, and problem-solvers working across disciplines. Explore faculty, postdoctoral, staff, graduate and undergraduate research, internship, and visiting scholar opportunities at I³R.

Applied Community Research & Policy

Advance Your Research

Explore Facilities and Capabilities

University, government, and industry researchers can bring their ideas closer to real-world impact with access to I³R facilities, shared equipment, technical expertise, and interdisciplinary collaborators on a fee-for-service basis.

Cognition in Robotics, Teleconsultation, and Extended Reality

Meet and Gather Here

Host your next meeting, workshop, conference, or reception in one of the university’s most distinctive spaces. Reserve meeting and event space at I³R, located at 793 W. Dickson Street in Fayetteville. Nine meeting rooms accommodate two to 40 participants, and flexible event spaces can host gatherings of up to 250 guests.

Fund interdisciplinary research, support paid student research experiences and educational programs, give to the I³R Inspire Fund, or participate in an active clinical study.

Explore Arkansas & Northwest Arkansas

A fast-growing economy and incredible quality of life are just two of the reasons Northwest Arkansas is consistently ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the country’s Top 10 best places to live. Home to University of Arkansas, a top tier research institution, industry leading companies including Fortune 1 Walmart Stores, Inc, and a robust business start-up community, NWA is gaining momentum as a hub of innovation and entrepreneurship.

To experience the beauty and wonder of the Natural State hike a trail, float a river, fly fish, or ride a bike on more than 300 miles of bike trails. You can also find locally grown produce and artisan creations at weekend farmers markets, catch a Broadway production at the acclaimed Walton Arts Center, visit the Clinton Presidential Library or enjoy the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Arkansas offers more than you might think and with so much more in store, the future is bright for the Natural State.

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