Research Week

Research Week: Building Your Academic Career – Strategies for Success

Successful academics share their stories and provide tips for navigating careers in academia. This panel consists of members who have reached the upper echelons of their research fields. Based on their personal experiences, the panelists will give advice on best strategies for planning your academic careers including setting long term goals, how to get the […]

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Research Week: Matchmaking – Biomedical Research

Biomedical research consists of a host of focus areas that require cross-disciplinary collaboration. This matchmaking session will allow to you to identify other WSU researchers that will enhance your research and inspire cutting-edge projects.   The goal of this session is to foster valuable interdisciplinary partnerships, highlight faculty research, and inspire unique and innovative broader […]

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Research Week: Alternative Funding Sources – When Federal’s not Forthcoming

Faculty share their experiences – the unique paths they took to obtain research funding. With the changing climate for federal funding, diversifying your funding portfolio could provide stability to your research endeavors. Join us to hear a faculty panel of researchers who, in some way, faced a brick wall when pursuing traditional federal sources, but […]

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Research Week: Matchmaking – Agriculture and Climate Change

The effect of climate change on agriculture offers a host of opportunities for interdisciplinary research. Use this matchmaking session to meet other researchers and build collaborative relationships that will enhance your research, inspire creativity, and promote innovative projects.   The goal of this session is to foster valuable interdisciplinary partnerships, highlight faculty research, and inspire […]

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Research Week: Developing & Managing Large Projects

Lead faculty of large projects share their experience in building and managing large research programs. Panel members will share their success, road blocks, and lessons learned during the development of their prestigious research program. Advice will include how to become a high functioning project director, how to build and maintain an effective team, how to […]

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Research Week: Working with Industry Expo

Come meet faculty who have successfully developed research programs with industrial collaborators. This interactive session will provide you the opportunity to get introduced to colleagues at WSU with an established track record of maintaining a research funding portfolio that includes industry dollars. You will be provided the chance to interact in an informal setting to […]

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Research Week: Matchmaking – Native American Interests

Native American Interests WSU is holds a number of unique partnerships with Native American communities. This matchmaking session will explore some of the opportunities that exist for partnering with researchers already working with these tribes.   The goal of this session is to foster valuable interdisciplinary partnerships, highlight faculty research, and inspire unique and innovative […]

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Research Week: Matchmaking – Animal Models of Disease

This matchmaking session focuses on how researchers studying human disease can collaborate with the College of Veterinary Medicine to utilize either naturally-occurring disease models or induced animal models to advance their research. The goal of this session is to foster valuable interdisciplinary partnerships, highlight faculty research, and inspire unique and innovative broader impacts across the […]

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Research Week: Incorporating Undergraduates in Research

Dr. Shelley Pressley, Director of Undergraduate Research, will share methods and best practices for incorporating undergraduates into in your research. Are you interested in working with undergraduates to advance your research and scholarly activities? This session will cover topics related to undergraduate research including how to effectively mentor students, efficiently manage their time (and yours), and […]

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