The Office of Research will host its seventh annual Research Week from Oct. 16–20 with events planned across the Washington State University system. Research Week is dedicated to celebrating achievements, building partnerships, and pursuing new opportunities for research, scholarship, and creative activity at WSU.
This year’s events will be hosted on the WSU Pullman, WSU Spokane, WSU Tri-Cities, WSU Vancouver, and WSU Everett campuses. Participants will be able to attend many of the events virtually via Zoom.
Check out the full schedule of events for Research Week 2023.
Kicking off events the week before Research Week, the Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH) will host Telling Our Own Stories: Power of Community-Partnered Data in Improving Aging Outcomes for Our Elders at 10 a.m., on Thursday, Oct. 12, via Zoom. The Natives Engaged in Alzheimer’s Research Webinar Series, given by Collette Adamsen, will provide an overview of the importance of direct survey data in advocacy, outreach, and program planning to improve quality of life and health for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Elders. RSVP to attend.
On Monday, Oct. 16, the Office of Research will host three separate competitions for faculty and graduate students to compete for grant funding. The RA and $10K Competition, held at 10 a.m., is sponsored by the Office of Research and the Graduate School and provides faculty with the opportunity to explore a new line of research or pursue an established research question through a new inter-or multi-disciplinary approach or partnership. The Graduate Student Travel Grant Competition, held at 2 p.m., is sponsored by the Office of Research Advancement and Partnerships and provides $500 to up to three WSU graduate students in support of travel that advances their research, scholarship, and creative activities. The Travel with a Purpose Grant Competition, held at 3 p.m., will award up to three teams or individuals $3,000 in funds to use for travel as part of a partnership with a community, industry partner, or lab to enhance existing collaborations or start new partnerships. All three competitions will be held via Zoom.
On Tuesday, Oct. 17, the Office of Research Advancement and Partnerships will host the Community Engaged Research Opportunities roundtable discussion at 1 p.m., with panelists from across disciplines to describe various types of community engaged research practices, values, methodologies, and results to support a robust community-engaged research ecosystem at WSU. The session will also include information about an upcoming spring grant writing workshop focused on community engaged research and the launch of a funding opportunity for Pullman-based faculty sponsored by the Pullman Chancellor’s Office.
The David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities will host Innovation in the Arts and Humanities, Part 1 at 3 p.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 17, via Zoom. This event will feature three short talks that showcase the wide range of research underway by faculty in the Arts and Humanities. Robert Bauman, professor in the Department of History, will describe his work with the Tri-Cities Latinx Community Oral History Project. Dean Luethi, professor in the School of Music, will present on his research to commission and perform original choral works of Washington composers. Patty Wilde, assistant professor in the Department of English, will speak on how Black women are remembered in the context of the American Civil War. RSVP to attend.
The WSU Vancouver campus will host the Research Week Faculty Reception and Conversation with Artist Zeinab Saab at 5 p.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the Dengerink Administration Building, Rooms 129 and 130 and gallery. Faculty are welcome to celebrate research and scholarly activities while enjoying refreshments.
Wake Up with Research, sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at WSU Spokane, will be held via Zoom at 7:30 a.m., on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Wake Up with Research will explore the vital connection between sleep and well-being. Hear from WSU Health Sciences experts as they present the latest cutting-edge research on sleep’s impact on health and productivity. RSVP to attend.
WSU Tri-Cities will be hosting Clean Energy and the Environment at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18, via Zoom. Join panelists Noel Schulz, director of the Institute for Northwest Energy Futures (INEF), Yonas Demissie, assistant director of INEF, Josh Heyne, director of the WSU Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Laboratory, and Sarah Roley, assistant professor in the School of the Environment, as they discuss the role clean energy will play in the future of the environment and its impact on climate change. RSVP to attend.
On Thursday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m., the Office of Tribal Relations will host the Tribal Sovereignty in Research and Community Engaged Initiatives at the WSU Everett Campus Lecture Hall and via Zoom. Join Zoe Higheagle Strong, vice provost for Native American Relations and tribal liaison to the President, as she dives deeper into WSU’s Executive Policy 41 on Tribal Engagement, Consultation, and Consent by interviewing Brian Cladoosby, an honored leader and activist in Tribal Sovereignty with the Swinomish Tribe. RSVP to attend via Zoom is required.
In the afternoon on Thursday, Oct. 19, the Association for Faculty Women will host Gender Gaps in Research, Research Funding, and the Workforce at 3 p.m., via Zoom. Join this panel discussion on gender gaps in the research enterprise at WSU and beyond. These gaps exist at many stages throughout the research enterprise, according to a variety of metrics. Panelists will discuss the origins of gender gaps, their current status, and how they can be shifted moving forward. RSVP to attend.
WSU Vancouver will host Faculty Flash Talks and Frozen Treats at 11:15 a.m., in the Engineering and Computer Science Building, Room 105 and Lobby on the WSU Vancouver campus. Hosted by Christine Portfors, vice chancellor for research and graduate education at WSU Vancouver, faculty will provide short overviews of their research. Email Holly Davis to register to attend.
The weeklong celebration culminates with the 2023 Research Excellence Awards at 11 a.m., on Friday, Oct. 20, via Zoom. Join the Office of Research as they present the Research Excellence Awards and announce the winners of this year’s Research Week funding competitions. These awards are given to recognize outstanding WSU researchers for their unique, successful contributions to WSU’s mission as a land-grant research institution. These researchers have made an impact in their fields, their communities, and at WSU. RSVP to attend.
