The University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute (BI), on the Lawrence campus, is one of the premier research and education institutes in the U.S. in biodiversity science, biodiversity informatics, paleobiology, biogeography, evolutionary biology, and archaeology. The BI, one of the University's designated research centers, reports to the KU Office of Research and comprises three units:Natural History Museum (NHM), in Dyche Hall, is the iconic public face of the BI and provides public programming in informal science education, science outreach and engagement, and in its 50,000 sq. ft. of exhibits.Research and Collections in Dyche, Lippincott, Lindley, Haworth, Spooner and Bridwell halls and the Public Safety Building, inc