{"id":5933,"date":"2024-10-23T21:47:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T21:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/?page_id=5933"},"modified":"2026-03-10T21:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:49:32","slug":"research-outreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/research-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/research\/hec-night-132.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Exterior photo of Anderson Tower\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-72 md:pb-112\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Research and Biotechnology<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\"><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                  <ul class=\"ml-64 md:ml-0 md:w-5\/12 lg:w-4\/12 xl:w-3\/12 px-12 mt-32 md:mt-0\">\n                          <li class=\"block mt-24\">\n                <a class=\"flex py-12 xl:py-20 items-center rounded-5 lg:rounded-8 bg-black hover:bg-gray-dark font-sans font-extrabold text-18 xl:text-24 leading-130 text-white transition-default group\" href=\"\">\n                                    <div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center pr-20\">\n                    <span class=\"block group-hover:underline\"><\/span>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n              <\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-start\">\n              <div class=\"w-full lg:w-5\/12 2xl:w-4\/12 -mt-80 md:-mt-112 mb-48 px-12 lg:pr-32\">\n                              <nav class=\"py-28 px-40 2xl:px-64 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-gray-darker text-white mb-40\">\n            <ul>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Research &amp; Biotechnology<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/about\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Our Team<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/research-areas\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Areas<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/vpr-resources\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">VPR Resources<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/committees\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Regulatory Affairs<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"\/safety\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Environmental Health &#038; Safety<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/research-outreach\/research-horizons-newsletter\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Horizons Newsletter<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/spotlight-on-research\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotlight on Faculty in Research<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/student-research-resources\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Research Resources<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n                            <\/div>\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content lg:w-7\/12 2xl:w-7\/12\">\n        <h2>About Us<\/h2>\n<p>The Office of Research Outreach bridges the gap between research and community engagement. We build collaborations between faculty, students, and external partners to support our researchers and spark innovation. Ultimately, this work boosts WesternU&#8217;s visibility and impact within our local community.<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n    \n  <section vue-app class=\"border-radius 25px relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n    <div class=\"absolute top-1\/2 left-0 w-full h-1\/2 bg-gray\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"container relative px-24\">\n          <\/div>\n    <card-slider class=\"pb-40\" card-width=>\n              <li class=\"card-slider__slide block flex-shrink-0\">\n          <card-slider-slide class=\"px-20\">\n            \n<section vue-app>\n<a class=\"card flex w-full h-full pb-8 flex-col items-stretch bg-white rounded-b-5 md:rounded-b-8 text-left\" href=\"https:\/\/research.westernu.edu\/researchoutreach\">\n  <span class=\"relative flex justify-center items-center w-full h-208 md:h-288 xl:h-320 flex-shrink-0 bg-black overflow-hidden\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image adhere object-cover pointer-events-none\" src=\"\/media\/research\/student-research-internship-graphic-website.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"Clear glass laboratory beakers and flasks with a dropper pipette, overlaid with the text &quot;Student Research Internships.\">\n          <\/span>\n  <span class=\"flex w-full items-center flex-grow p-20\">\n    <span class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-18 leading-130 flex-grow\">Student Research Internships<\/span>\n    <svg class=\"block w-20 ml-24 flx-shrink-0 text-yellow\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"11.3168217 0 9.27266614 2.39591605 14.0042587 6.6137266 8.92524936 6.42314237 0 6.42314237 0 9.57685763 8.92524936 9.57685763 14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/section>          <\/card-slider-slide>\n        <\/li>\n              <li class=\"card-slider__slide block flex-shrink-0\">\n          <card-slider-slide class=\"px-20\">\n            \n<section vue-app>\n<a class=\"card flex w-full h-full pb-8 flex-col items-stretch bg-white rounded-b-5 md:rounded-b-8 text-left\" href=\"https:\/\/research.westernu.edu\/researchoutreach\/innovation-industry-partnerships\">\n  <span class=\"relative flex justify-center items-center w-full h-208 md:h-288 xl:h-320 flex-shrink-0 bg-black overflow-hidden\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image adhere object-cover pointer-events-none\" src=\"\/media\/research\/industry-partners-website-graphic.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"Two people in business attire shake hands, with the words &quot;Industry Partners&quot; overlaid on the image.\">\n          <\/span>\n  <span class=\"flex w-full items-center flex-grow p-20\">\n    <span class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-18 leading-130 flex-grow\">Industry Partners<\/span>\n    <svg class=\"block w-20 ml-24 flx-shrink-0 text-yellow\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"11.3168217 0 9.27266614 2.39591605 14.0042587 6.6137266 8.92524936 6.42314237 0 6.42314237 0 9.57685763 8.92524936 9.57685763 14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/section>          <\/card-slider-slide>\n        <\/li>\n              <li class=\"card-slider__slide block flex-shrink-0\">\n          <card-slider-slide class=\"px-20\">\n            \n<section vue-app>\n<a class=\"card flex w-full h-full pb-8 flex-col items-stretch bg-white rounded-b-5 md:rounded-b-8 text-left\" href=\"\">\n  <span class=\"relative flex justify-center items-center w-full h-208 md:h-288 xl:h-320 flex-shrink-0 bg-black overflow-hidden\">\n          <\/span>\n  <span class=\"flex w-full items-center flex-grow p-20\">\n    <span class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-18 leading-130 flex-grow\"><\/span>\n    <svg class=\"block w-20 ml-24 flx-shrink-0 text-yellow\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"11.3168217 0 9.27266614 2.39591605 14.0042587 6.6137266 8.92524936 6.42314237 0 6.42314237 0 9.57685763 8.92524936 9.57685763 14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/section>          <\/card-slider-slide>\n        <\/li>\n          <\/card-slider>\n  <\/section>\n\n                    \n\n<section class=\"relative mt-48 md:mt-72\">\n  <div class=\"absolute top-128 bottom-0 left-0 w-full bg-gray\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"container relative pb-80 md:pb-112\">\n    <div class=\"px-24\">\n      <div class=\"bg-black py-48 md:py-64 relative px-24 sm:px-40 text-white rounded-5 md:rounded-8 md:text-center overflow-hidden\">\n                <div class=\"relative\">\n                      <h2 class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-white\">Research Horizons Newsletter <\/h2>\n                                <p class=\"t-p2 mt-24 md:w-8\/12 mx-auto\">Keeping the WesternU research community informed and engaged in research policy, regulatory requirements, updates from funding agencies, and providing tips and resources to navigate extramural funding.<\/p>\n                                <ul class=\"md:flex md:flex-wrap md:justify-center md:items-center md:mt-32\">\n              \t\t\t\t                        <li class=\"block md:mx-8 mt-32 md:mt-20\">\n                  <a class=\"cta-pill cta-pill--yellow w-full md:min-w-208\" href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/3HZb7rM\">June 2025 | Issue 1<\/a>                <\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                                  <\/ul>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"faculty-card my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between md:items-end mb-20\">\n      <h2 class=\"t-h2-sans  text-red md:mr-40\">Office of Research Outreach Staff <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"md:flex md:flex-wrap px-12\">\n                                                      \n                                                        \n      <div class=\"px-12 mt-24 w-full md:w-1\/2\">\n        <div class=\"sm:flex w-full py-32 border-b-1 border-gray\">\n                                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=blownds\" class=\"card block w-256 sm:w-1\/3 pl-12 md:pl-0 pr-12 md:pr-18 mr-auto md:mr-0\">\n                <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 overflow-hidden\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card__image w-full h-256 sm:h-192 md:h-144 lg:h-192 xl:h-256 object-cover\" alt=\"WesternU Seal - Default Image\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/images\/facstaffnopic.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n                                <div class=\"w-full h-full md:w-2\/3 pl-12 md:pl-18 mt-18 sm:mt-0\">\n            <p class=\"t-h2-serif leading-120\">\n                            <a href=\"\/bios\/?bio=blownds\" class=\"text-red-light hover:text-red\">Brandon Lownds, JD<\/a>\n                          <\/p>\n            <div class=\"mt-16 t-p2\">\n                            <p class=\"font-bold\">Research and Biotechnology<\/p>\n                                          <p class=\"font-bold\">Director of Research Outreach<\/p>\n                                                                      <p>\n                <a href=\"mailto:blownds@westernu.edu\" class=\"hover:underline\">blownds@westernu.edu <\/a>\n              <\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:flex-row-reverse md:items-center app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter pl-16\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 md:h-560 bg-red\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full h-256 md:h-560 object-cover rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 -translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:-translate-x-16\" src=\"\/media\/research\/images\/microsoftteams-image-10.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"Exterior photo of URC building\">\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 mt-32 md:mt-0 px-12 md:pr-40 lg:px-80\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"md:pb-40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--default\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-red-light\">Contact the<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-red\">Office of Research Outreach<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-black\">The Office of Research Outreach is located in the University Rodney P. Wineberg Center building on the Pomona campus.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nOffice Hours<br \/>\r\n8:00AM \u2013 5:00PM, Monday-Friday<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nMailing Address<br \/>\r\nWestern University of Health Sciences<br \/>\r\nOffice of Research Outreach<br \/>\r\n309 East Second Street<br \/>\r\nPomona, CA 91766-1854<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-28\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-arrow cta-arrow--red \" href=\"mailto:Blownds@westernu.edu\">\n    researchoutreach@westernu.edu<svg class=\"cta-arrow__icon d-block w-16 ml-12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"11.3168217 0 9.27266614 2.39591605 14.0042587 6.6137266 8.92524936 6.42314237 0 6.42314237 0 9.57685763 8.92524936 9.57685763 14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-16\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-arrow cta-arrow--red \" href=\"tel:9094698457\">\n    909-469-8457<svg class=\"cta-arrow__icon d-block w-16 ml-12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"11.3168217 0 9.27266614 2.39591605 14.0042587 6.6137266 8.92524936 6.42314237 0 6.42314237 0 9.57685763 8.92524936 9.57685763 14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":128,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":19,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-5933","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/128"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5933"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7008,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5933\/revisions\/7008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}