The following units report to the Office of the Vice President for Research & Economic Development. View a more comprehensive list of all centers on campus.
- Office of the State Archaeologist
- Pentacrest Museums (Old Capitol Museum and the Museum of Natural History)
- Public Policy Center
- Obermann Center for Advanced Studies
- State Hygienic Laboratory
- Iowa Center for Research, Exploration, and Advanced Technology in Engineering and Sciences (Iowa-CREATES)
- Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU)
- Injury Prevention Research Center
- Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination
- Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research