Accelerating Research Translation (ART) Workshop #2

Friday, November 20, 2026 • 12:00-2:00 p.m. CT

This session focuses on building and strengthening innovation ecosystems within and beyond the higher education institution. Participants will learn about the various organizations within their institutional and regional ecosystem, and how to develop sustainable partnerships that accelerate translation pace. This workshop is particularly relevant to the University of Southern Mississippi's cross-campus silos—identified as a key cultural barrier—and supports the goal of creating networking and collaboration infrastructure.

Audience: I&E champions across each campus, students

Learning objective:

1. Understand their institutional and regional I&E ecosystem stakeholders and existing assets, and develop strategies for building more connected and collaborative innovation infrastructure