The Faculty Research Talks series is a colloquium that provides faculty Staff an opportunity to present their current scholarly activities to their colleagues, in a stimulating, collegial, and informal environment. The research can be at any stage or level, including ideas and concepts for projects, updates on work and analyses in progress, or a conference presentation. We expect the colloquium will provide a networking venue for research collaborations. The presentations are open to all faculty academic staff and members from all disciplines are encouraged to attend to encourage interdisciplinary interchange of ideas and collaboration.