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Texas Southern University Hosts Research and Innovation Week to Showcase New Developments from TSU Researchers to the World

Posted on Friday, March 24, 2023

Texas Southern University Hosts Research and Innovation Week to Showcase New Developments from TSU Laboratories to the World

Texas Southern University’s Division of Research and Innovation (DRI) will host Research and Innovation Week March 27-31, 2023. The theme is “Transdisciplinary Research and Innovation: A Crucial Driver for Discovery and Development Towards Tier 1 Status.”

This week is an open opportunity for students, faculty, and staff researchers to present their studies during a week of discovery that includes the Research Engagement Expo, a free event open to the public, on Wednesday, March 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“Research at Texas Southern University is multifaceted and designed to be transformative,” said Dr. Michelle Penn-Marshall, vice president for research and innovation. “TSU is a premier academic institution with faculty, staff and students who are solving 21st century challenges and providing research-based solutions nationally and internationally. Research and Innovation Week is a special time set-aside to share findings, celebrate accomplishments, while continuing to engage the community at-large. As a result of the dedication and commitment of faculty, staff, and students, TSU is well positioned to reach Research 1 status and I am grateful to all who contribute.”

TSU has built a legacy of scholarly impact, creating knowledge and graduating leaders producing research benefiting our global community. The university is one of 11 HBCUs to achieve the coveted Carnegie R2 research status as an institution with “high research activity.” The University is poised to become one of the first HBCUs to achieve Carnegie R1 research status for “very high research activity.”

Research and Innovation Week will open Monday, March 27 at 9 a.m. with distinguished keynote speaker Victor McCrary, vice president of research and professor of chemistry at the University of the District of Columbia. He will focus on the message “HBCUs: America’s National Security Asset.”

Dr. McCrary previously held the position of vice chancellor for research at the University of Tennessee Knoxville and the first vice president for research and economic development and professor of chemistry at Morgan State University. Additionally, he has held positions with AT&T Bell Laboratories and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

The closing address will come from Shannon Buggs, founding director of the City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Complete Communities, on Friday, March 31 at 11 a.m. Buggs is instrumental in leading a team in developing strong collaborative relationships with neighborhood residents, City of Houston departments, other government agencies and officials, private donors and nonprofits organizations to fulfill the OCC action plan.

Research and Innovation Week is open to the public. For a full schedule of activities, visit: http://bit.ly/3FKCDoZ.

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Last updated: 03/24/2023