The University of Louisville received the Carnegie Associations designation of highest-level research institution for the fourth consecutive year.
Director of Research Initiatives Robert Keynton said this designation was earned as a direct result of the Bucks for Brains program. The program matches private donations with state funds to provide research opportunities and is also known as The Research Challenge Trust Fund.
“The state gave the two premier research institutions in the state, University of Kentucky and U of L, funds that they would need to match through philanthropic gifts in order to invest to raise the research profile of the university,” said Keynton.