The University of Memphis also recognizes a wide array of other research-oriented units:

• Anthropological Research Center
• Barbara K. Lipman Early Childhood Center and Research Institute
• Center for Community Health (formerly the Prevention Center)
• Center for River Studies
• Center for Health Services Research
• Center for Rehabilitative and Employment Research
• Center for Voluntary Action Research
• Computational Research on Materials Institute at U of M (CROMIUM)
• FedEx Center for Cycle Time Research
• Groundwater Institute
• Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Biosurfaces
• Institute for Gambling Education and Research
• Memphis Alliance for Public Health Research
• Neuropsychology Research Laboratory
• Oral History Research Office
• Robert Wang Center for International Business
• Southern Music Archive
• Transportation Studies Institute
• W. Harry Feinstone Center for Genomic Research