Jan. 27, 2023
The annual celebration of innovation at DePaul, focused on bringing a creative spirit to research to find unexpected partnerships and approaches to solve problems, was held Jan. 27 in the Lincoln Park Student Center. Through this year's theme, "Breaking Barriers Through Creative Collaboration," community members came together to present research, discuss perspectives on innovation and make connections across disciplines. The event was sponsored and organized by the Office of the Provost, the Office of Research Services and the Office of Academic Events.
Daniela Stan Raicu, associate provost for research, welcomes guests and presenters to Innovation Day 2023. (DePaul University/Thomas Vangel)
President Robert L. Manuel makes opening remarks to the annual celebration of research at the university. (DePaul University/Thomas Vangel)
Provost Salma Ghanem told attendees, "Higher education's contribution to innovation is substantial. We fuel the production of ideas in general, and we innovate through research and collaboration with other sectors." (DePaul University/Thomas Vangel)
Scott Fetters, left, director of 2112 Creative Industries Incubator, and Anthony Spina, co-founder of System Seltzers, presented the first keynote speech of the day. (DePaul University/Thomas Vangel)
Tom Leamon, an alumna of the Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media and founder of AVsync.LIVE, was one of three presenters on the “Creative Endeavors & Technology: Synergizing the Best of Two Worlds” panel. (DePaul University/Thomas Vangel)
Paul Booth of the College of Communication, right, concludes the panel discussion "From Idea to Implementation." Fellow panelists were Kathryn Ibata-Arens of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and Mark Potasnak of the College of Science and Health. (DePaul University/Thomas Vangel)
Stephanie Dance-Barnes, dean of the College of Science and Health, meets Innovation Day speakers, presenters and guests. (DePaul University/Thomas Vangel)
Lexa Murphy, left, interim dean of the College of Communication; Allen Turner of the Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media; and Lisa Dush of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences shared their ideas during the "Resonant Presentations: How Can We Present Our Findings to Reach Wider Audiences?" panel. (DePaul University/Thomas Vangel)
The DePaul Publishing Institute showed off many works written by DePaul faculty. (DePaul University/Thomas Vangel)
Bruce Leech, left, and Lamont Black of the Driehaus College of Business join Provost Salma Ghanem and James DeMory, a Driehaus doctoral student, in showing off augmented-reality headsets at the Innovation Day showcase. (DePaul University/Thomas Vangel)