Research Day

2025 Student Research Day: April 17

Abstracts due February 21

Student Research Day is an annual event held each spring for undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines to present their scholarly work. Students’ research and creative accomplishments and the important role faculty play as mentors are both highlighted. Any bet36365体育 student engaged in mentored research or creative activity is eligible and encouraged to participate, even if their work was not funded through bet36365体育.

Presentations include oral presentations, poster presentations, performances, and exhibitions. Poster and oral presentations are judged and awards are given at a reception at the end of the event. There are also writing competitions which will be judged prior to Research Day with prizes awarded at the closing ceremony.

Submitting Abstracts

Abstracts should be a single paragraph that is 200-300 words in length, but otherwise following the conventions of the specific discipline. Students can submit their abstracts via NU Ramp by selecting “IC Application” (under “Quick Add Actions”) and then ““Student Research Day 2025 - Undergraduates” or “Student Research Day 2025 - Graduates” from the drop down menu.

After abstracts are compiled, we will contact the presenters with more information. View general guidelines for presenters.

For additional questions

For more information about the undergraduate component of student research day please contact either Dawn Simon (simondm@bestcookingbooks.com) or Lynette Brown (brownla2@bestcookingbooks.com). For questions about graduate student presentations, please contact either Mark Ellis (ellismr@bestcookingbooks.com) or Heather Rhinehart (rhineharthj@bestcookingbooks.com).

Student Research Day Schedule

To accommodate the large number of anticipated submissions, we have divided the poster presentations into three sessions. To be eligible for awards students must be present for judging. If you cannot be present, please arrange for your poster to be hung and taken down by someone else. If this is not possible, please contact our office. 

The schedule can be found below:

Time Event
7:30am – 9:00am Poster set up (Sessions 1&2)
9:00am – 11:00am Session 1: Natural & Physical Sciences Poster Presentation & Judging
11:00am – 11:30am Poster removal (Session 1) and set up (Session 2a & b)
11:30 – 1:30pm Session 2a: Behavioral & Social Sciences Presentation & Judging 
Session 2b: Fine Arts & Humanities Poster Presentation & Judging
1:30pm – 2:00pm Poster removal (Session 2a & b) and set up (Session 3)
2:00pm – 3:30pm Session 3: Prof & Applied Studies Poster Presentation & Judging 
10:00am – 2:00pm Oral Presentations
4:30pm –  5:00pm Closing ceremony & Presentation of Awards


Judging for virtual presentations will be arranged separately and will occur prior to student research day.  Virtual presentations are an option for students that complete the majority of their courses online. 

Research Day Programs