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Emergency Alert
UDC Operating Remotely on Friday, Jan. 30

The University of the District of Columbia’s academic and administrative offices will conduct business remotely on Friday, Jan. 30. All on-campus activities, including athletic-related activities, are cancelled.

Campuses will reopen on Monday, Feb. 2.

Staff: Contact your immediate supervisor with questions or for further instruction regarding remote work expectations. 

Faculty: Reach out to your immediate supervisor and/or the dean for questions and further instruction regarding the transition to emergency remote instruction (ERI).  The Center for the Advancement of Learning (CAL) is available to support faculty with instructional continuity, including support for Blackboard, Zoom, Webex and other teaching and learning technologies. 

CAL Faculty Support Resources

calhelpdesk@udc.edu 
Virtual Office Hours
Consultation Request Form

For learning technology tools and on-demand faculty resources, please visit CAL’s website.

Students: Due to inclement weather, the university will be closed to face-to-face operations. Instruction will be moved to emergency remote, including synchronous and asynchronous methods. Certain laboratory, clinical, and other hands-on classes for which in-person instruction is a requirement may necessitate a make-up lesson, but every effort will be made to pursue virtual learning to the extent possible. Where synchronous virtual instruction is intended, published class meeting times must be observed so that students’ schedules are not disrupted.

The safety and security of our students, faculty, staff, and the broader community remain our top priority. We will continue to provide updates regarding the status of the university’s academic and administrative offices as conditions change.

Please continue to check our website and social media channels for the latest information.

If you have any safety concerns, contact OPSEM at 202-274-5050. For all immediate emergencies, call 911.

Thank you for your continued dedication to our students and to UDC’s mission. 

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Mechanical Engineering Student

NIH-2020

$7.3 Million in NIH Funding to Advance Biomedical Research Infrastructure Awarded to UDC

In September 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) had awarded UDC approximately $7.3 Million in funds via two large grants:

$5,352,000 for Creating a Specialized Technological center for Assistive Rehabilitation Research (STAR).

This is a facility and construction related grant that will lead to the expansion, renovation, and equipping of new multi-researcher laboratories focused on biomechanical and rehabilitation engineering-related research, a critical need. The project is led by Dr. Lara Thompson (Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Biomedical Engineering Program) as the principal investigator.  Mr. Timothy Millner (Director of Capital Construction) is a key personnel.

The Center will be used to investigate aging populations and other impaired and unimpaired populations, such as veterans, amputees, stroke survivors, and Parkinson’s patients. The main aims are: 1) to create and renovate the new and existing core facilities focused on a) Gait & Balance; b) Assistive Robotics for Rehabilitation; c) Biomechanics; d) Virtual Reality Rehabilitation and to 2) to supply fixed equipment to these new laboratories.

This project builds upon and is an expansion of the Center for Biomechanical and Rehabilitation Engineering (CBRE) laboratory that was initiated in Summer 2015 directed by Dr. Thompson.

Awardees: Wake Forest University, University of Vermont, University of Miami, Columbia University, University of Louisville, University of California Los Angeles, UDC.

$1,890,000 for NIA MSTEM: Advancing Diversity in Aging Research Through Undergraduate Education at UDC.

The objectives of this project are to create and foster aging-related: 1) research experiences (tied to falls, imaging, and data analytics); 2) new and unique curricular experiences tied to freshman and senior design projects, practicum & seminars, and professional student club activities; and 3) professional development via mentorship, dissemination and outreach for the URM undergraduate students at UDC.  Dr. Lara Thompson (Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Biomedical Engineering Program) is the project’s principal investigator.  Dr. Max Denis (Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Program), Dr. Nian Zhang (Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Dr. Ji Chen (Visiting Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering) are other personnel.

Awardees: University of California Davis, New York University, University of California, San Diego, University of South Carolina at Columbia, West Virginia University, UDC.

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