RI25 Calendar

ABOUT RESEARCH + INNOVATION WEEK 2025

Research + Innovation Week is a week-long celebration of disruptive ideas, applied solutions and the real-world impacts UC research, scholarship, and creative activities have on Cincinnati, the region, and beyond. Each year, we showcase the extraordinary research of our faculty and students who are having an impact on the communities we serve.

The theme for Research + Innovation Week 2025 is The Rise of AI.

Check out our awesome thought leaders!

David Stradling, PhDCinnamon PellyJanet Moore

Schedule

Day 1
Monday, April 28, 2025

Day 2
Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Day 3
Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Day 4
Thursday, May 1, 2025

Day 5
Friday, May 2, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Annual State of Research

Hosted by University of Cincinnati Vice President for Research Dr. Patrick Limbach


Digital Futures


Patrick Limbach, PhD Kristi Nelson, PhD

UC’s Vice President for Research, Patrick Limbach, will officially open Research + Innovation Week 2025 with an engaging session spotlighting the university’s latest transformative initiatives and strategic investments in research. Join us as select UC faculty share insights into their groundbreaking projects, sparking dynamic discussions around emerging areas of interdisciplinary discovery. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn firsthand about the future-focused directions driving UC’s research enterprise.



I'll Attend Virtually

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
In AI We Trust: National Security, Health, Education, & the Economy

Hosted by the Office of Research and the Digital Futures Graduate Fellows


Digital Futures





I'll Attend Virtually

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Tech Expo & Progressive Lunch

Hosted by the UC Office of Research


Digital Futures





I'll Be There

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
BioFutures Reveal

Hosted by the UC Office of Research


Digital Futures


Patrick Limbach, PhD

Join us for an exclusive evening of discovery and networking as we unveil BioFutures, one of UC Research’s most exciting new initiatives. Connect with UC leaders, industry executives, nonprofit representatives, and government officials, and engage with leading minds in bioscience. Don't miss this opportunity to discover how you can become part of What's Next at UC.



Count Me In



9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
National Security Research Symposium

Hosted by the UC Office of Research


Digital Futures





Secure My Spot

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Research + Innovation Faculty/Staff Awards Ceremony

Hosted by the UC Office of Research


Digital Futures


Patrick Limbach, PhD Kristi Nelson, PhD

UC Vice President for Research Patrick Limbach and Executive Vice President and Provost Kristi Nelson will conclude Research + Innovation Week 2025 by recognizing exceptional faculty achievements at the Annual Award Ceremony. Faculty members nominated by college leadership will receive awards for faculty excellence and research mentoring, accompanied by $1,500 in professional development funds to further their contributions in teaching, research, service, and leadership development. Additionally, the Vice President for Research will present the Office of Research Core Value Partnership Awards, honoring UC faculty and staff whose collaboration exemplifies respectfulness, positivity, and professionalism. 

Past Event Highlights

Research Week 2018

Disruption !

The UC Innovation Quest Elevator Pitch Competition gave inventors & entrepreneurs the opportunity to present a short "elevator pitch" to investors in order to commercialize their ideas and launch start-up ventures.