Get Ready for 2022 Research Week!

UDC’s Research Week will be held April 4-8. Building on the success of UDC Research Week 2021, this year’s theme, “DIG-IN! Diversity, Innovation, Groundbreaking,” celebrates the diversity and contributions of our faculty across the research ecosystem at the University.

A few of the presentations that will be given at UDC Research Week 2022 include:

• “How Social Robotics Supports Learning Development”
• “Family Members Perspectives on COVID-19 and Self-Efficacy”
• “Addressing Visual Space Integration Deficits in the Art Room”
• “Chatbots for Cyber Security Reducing Threats and Vulnerabilities”
• “Observational Data for Solutions to Gender-Based Violence in Public 
  Spaces”

Here are also a few facts about UDC’s Research Ecosystem since last year’s research week:

• $58M in funding proposals submitted for Fiscal Year 2021
• $39M in funding awarded for Fiscal Year 2021
• $8M in FY2021 research expenditures reported to the National Science Foundation
• Six (6) provisional patents filed in FY2021
• The University of the District of Columbia establishes the Office of University Research starting October 1, 2021 (FY2022) per the Equity Imperative
• UDC Community College received a $8.7M grant from the Department of Health & Human Services to lead a local consortium to develop a cadre of public health IT professionals
• President Ronald Mason served on a National Science Board panel to discuss ‘Lessons from the Success of Minority Serving Institutions, May 19, 2021
• Dr. Freddie Dixon,  awarded 2021 Women of Color in STEM for Educational Leadership, October 9, 2021
• Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, Director of DARPA, visits the University of the District of Columbia, September 16, 2021
• Dr. Tolessa Deksissa, 2022 Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) Award for Research Leadership, February 18, 2022

Make plans to join us for an exciting week of research, where we will feature innovation from architecture, arts, agriculture, education, engineering, law and public policy. For more information about Research Week 2022, click here.