Research Week

Where innovation and discovery take center stage!

Join Us for UDC Research Week 2025

Research Week is your opportunity to explore some of the transformative research happening every day at UDC.

Engage with faculty and students as they showcase innovative projects that address real-world challenges. From urban farming to the future of AI, tax policy to cybertechnology, this annual event highlights UDC’s commitment to research that makes a difference.

Don’t miss out! Mark your calendar for Research Week 2025!

UDC Research Week 2025: It ‘Isn’t Just What We Do—It's Who We Are’

Research week illustration of Washington, DC

Vice President of Research Victor McCrary shares his excitement for Research Week 2025, UDC’s annual celebration of the university’s growing research enterprise. Now in its fifth year, the event demonstrates the breadth of faculty and student discovery as well as UDC’s strategic vision of being a research and innovation hub addressing the District’s critical needs.

“UDC Research Week 2025 is an opportunity to celebrate our success as the research laboratory for the D.C. government,” says McCrary. “And to showcase for the broader community that research isn’t just what we do—it’s who we are.”

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Research Week 2025 Schedule

Monday, March 31

Opening Remarks
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (invitation only)
President Maurice D. Edington
Keynote Speaker: Lovica Ware

School of Business and Public Administration
1 to 4:30 p.m.
Van Ness Campus, Building 38, 2nd Floor, Windows Lounge

Tuesday, April 1

College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences
10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Van Ness Campus, Building 71, 5th Floor, Multipurpose Room
2 to 7 p.m.
Van Ness Campus, Building 32, Suite 200

Professional Development Series
Advance Research and Innovation with Springer Nature
Noon to 1 p.m.
Virtual

Wednesday, April 2

Community College
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Lamond-Riggs Campus, Auditorium

Professional Development Series
Patent It, Pitch It, Profit: How to Get Paid for Your Genius
Noon to 1 p.m.
Virtual

Thursday, April 3

College of Arts and Sciences
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Van Ness Campus, Building 71, 4th Floor, Atrium

Professional Development Series
Elevate Your Teaching and Research by Engaging in Professional Societies
Noon to 1 p.m.
Van Ness Campus, Building 71, 5th Floor

David A. Clarke School of Law
1 to 4 p.m.
Van Ness Campus, Building 38, 2nd Floor, Windows Lounge

Friday, April 4

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Van Ness Campus, Student Center, Ballroom

Professional Development Series
IRB 101 @ UDC
Noon to 1 p.m.
Virtual

Contact Us

For more information, please contact Dr. Eileen Vo at eileen.vo@udc.edu.