April 23, 2021 : By Jacob Couch - Office of Communications & Public Engagement A combined 59 total faculty from different departments volunteered to serve as the week’s judges. Following a successful research week last spring, despite all presentations given virtually due to COVID-19, this year’s in-person event at the library proved to be the largest Research Week since its inception in 2017, with 263 presentations. “Research Week serves to provide all our students whether residential, online, graduate, or undergraduate an opportunity to showcase all the hard work they have put into their research, scholarship, and creative works,” Associate Director for the Center for Research & Scholarship Darren Wu said. “It is an opportunity for them to develop soft skills such as demonstrating their work ethic, critical thinking, meeting deadlines, performing under stress, and communication in a low-stakes environment.”