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Following the electrical incident originating in Building 42, significant progress has been made in assessing the affected facilities. Power is expected to be restored to Buildings 38, 39, 43 and 47 within the next several hours.

Buildings 32 and 42 will remain closed through the end of this week while additional assessments are completed and necessary repairs are implemented.

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College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences

Friday, April 10

CAUSES Research Week Schedule

Opening Remarks

Interim Manager of the Office of University Research, Pradeep Behera
11:45 a.m. - Noon
Student Center, Heritage Hall
Van Ness Campus 

Poster Presentations

Noon - 2 p.m.
Student Center, Heritage Hall
Van Ness Campus

Authors will be at posters from Noon – 1 p.m.
Posters will remain up until 4 p.m. in Heritage Hall  Van Ness Campus

Poster Presentations
Time Topic Name
Noon - 2 p.m. Impact of Soil Preparation Methods on Disease Susceptibility from Phytophthora nicotianae in Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

Caitlin Arlotta
A Case Report of Inositol and Soluble Fiber Supplementation on Glycemic Control in an Overweight Subject Y. Li
From Washington, DC to the Gambia: Advancing Urban Agriculture through Study Abroad and Global Partnership

Andy Blunk

 
Evaluating the Impact of EFNEP on Dietary Quality, Food Safety, and Physical Activity Among District of Columbia Students 

 Nancy Irias 
Closing the Knowledge Gap: Improving Faculty Preparedness for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Encounters Through a Targeted Educational Intervention 

 Phronie Jackson 
Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence-Based Mental Health and Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs for Diverse Older Adults in an Urban Land-Grant Setting 

 Phronie Jackson
Lessons Learned from Replicating a Graduate STEM Mental Health Initiative at an Urban HBCU 

 Phronie Jackson

10-Minute Oral Presentations

2 - 7 p.m.
Student Center, Heritage Hall
Van Ness Campus

10-Minute Oral Presentations
Time Topic Name
2:00 p.m. Bat Activity and Species Richness in Urban Farms and Gardens Kelly Russo-Petrick
2:15 p.m. Controlled-Environment Agriculture (CEA) Production Impacts and Scalability Using Input–Output Analysis Andre De Souza Coelho
2:30 p.m. Factors Affecting Skin Carotenoid Score in a Racially Diverse Sample A. Schweitzer
2:45 p.m. Closing the Loop: Utilizing Urban Byproducts from Washington, D.C. in Hydroponic Basil Production  Andrew Blunk
3:00 p.m.  Health Impact Assessment as an Applied Research Tool for Urban Communities  Debarati “Mimi” Majumdar Narayan 
3:15 p.m. From Atoms to Architecture: Bridging Materials Science and Human-centered Design through the Value-Inclusive Design Model Eric Harris
3:15 - 4:15 p.m.  Break
4: 15 p.m.  Designing for Energy: Biogas Infrastructure in Mixed-Use Urban Development Oscar Rodriguez
4:30 p.m. From Office to Home: Evaluating Affordability Strategies in Washington, DC’s Building Conversions Naseer Ahmad Yama
4:45 p.m.  Reinterpreting Kurdish Courtyard Houses for Contemporary Urban Living in Erbil Shajwan Dara Mohammed
5:00 p.m.  Cultivating DC: Designing the Urban Indoor Farm Gabreleul Yacob
5:15 p.m.  Redefining Spaces for Animal Welfare: Spatial Strategies for Stray Dog Management in Brazil Cesar Augusto Borges dos Santos
5:30 p.m.  A Blueprint for the Divine: Reimagining the Third Jewish Temple Through Scriptural and Contemporary Architectura6:1l Practices Trever Bellew
5:45 p.m. Re-envisioning Washington, DC's Chinatown: A Revitalized Cultural District Esther Lim
6 p.m.  Modernizing the Mongolian "Ger" to Improve Environmental Health Khowgorzul (Hangi) Bumdelger
6:15 p.m.  A Sustainable Flood Adaptive Urban Community Housing in Bangladesh Redwan Islam

 

Water Symposium

Registration required
8:45 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Student Center, Ballroom
Van Ness Campus

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