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CWRU's faculty and graduate students will have the opportunity
to display and explain their research at the University's first-ever
day dedicated to highlighting research occurring on campus and
at CWRU-affiliated institutions.
The event, Research ShowCASE 2003, will take place April 4, 2003,
in Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletics Center. Participation
is open to all CWRU faculty and graduate students, as well as
researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, the Louis Stokes
Veteran Affairs Medical Center, MetroHealth System and University
Hospitals of Cleveland. Attendance is free and open to the public.
"This is an exciting and important event in the history of our
University," said Edward Hundert, CWRU president. "It will be
the first time people see under one roof the remarkable breadth
and quality of research taking place here. Our hope is that Research
ShowCASE 2003 will spark even more ideas as a result of researchers
seeing what others are working on."
"Research is one of the things CWRU is best known for. Research
ShowCASE will be an opportunity to show everyone around the University,
as well as people from outside, the nature of the work taking
place here," said Eric Cottington, associate vice president for
research. "Corporations, foundations and other agencies and individuals
that have an interest in research, some of whom currently or potentially
might sponsor or collaborate on such research, will also be invited
to attend."
An additional purpose of the event is to create connections among
researchers from different parts of the University and its collaborating
institutions.
"It's natural for people to get caught up in their own research
projects and lose sight of the exciting work taking place all
around them," Cottington said. "We anticipate that the synergies
coming from this event will lead to even more groundbreaking research
at CWRU in the future."
Participants in Research ShowCASE 2003 will be asked to present
their research on posters and through other media, which will
be displayed throughout the day at the Veale Center. Researchers
will be available to answer questions about their work. Panel
discussions in cross-cutting areas of interest will also take
place, as will a keynote address by a national research leader.
A vendor fair showcasing the latest research tools and instruments
will be part of the day.
The University is seeking corporate sponsorship to offset the
costs of the event.
The deadline for submitting abstracts for research to be presented
at ShowCASE is December 31. A separate "Call for Posters" will
be sent by e-mail soon. It will include details about how to submit
abstracts and posters. The University will provide advice and
assistance in preparing displays.
Cottington said the University expects to make Research ShowCASE
an annual event. Additional information about Research ShowCASE
2003 is available on the Web at http://www.cwru.edu/menu/showcase/
or by e-mailing researchshowcase@po.cwru.edu.
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