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Spring 2023 Undergraduate Research Symposia Offer Opportunities to Learn

Thursday, March 23, 2023, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s spring 2023 research symposia will offer members of the campus community a look at the unique research and creative work engaged in by undergraduate students and their mentors during the 2022-23 school year.

Student and Otto at a poster presentation.The symposia will feature research, scholarly and creative work presentations, poster sessions and exhibitions planned by schools, colleges and departments across campus to celebrate undergraduate student accomplishments. During the events, students will share their faculty-mentored work and engage in discussions with their fellow students and mentors.

“This spring’s undergraduate research symposia, celebrations and presentation events highlight experiential inquiry and provide opportunities for the campus community to engage with projects that have challenged students to apply their knowledge and skills to work that contributes to new bodies of knowledge,” says Kate Hanson, director of the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement (SOURCE)

The SOURCE Symposium events will feature two forms of presentation:

  • Orange Talks are fast-paced oral presentations that focus on the “why?” of the students’ research and creative work; presenters will showcase their projects ranging from hacking present forms of architecture with the past; intersections of fashion and emerging technology; next-generation calcium-ion batteries; how transphobic stand-up comedy impacts the attitudes of young adults; and a film exploring Native American community and representation.
  • The Poster Session will feature 84 student poster presenters from across campus with a huge range of projects from students working independently, in teams, or as research assistants. This dynamic event will allow the campus community to meet students, hear the highlights of their work, have fascinating conversations, and experience the incredible range of experiential learning at the University.

The entire campus community is invited to attend the events.

A complete list of the programs in March, April, and May with event and registration details can be found here (check back for updated information):

  • Lender Center Symposium: March 29 from 4-7 p.m. in Schine 304ABC.
  • SOURCE Spring Symposium: The symposium will include Orange Talks: March 30 from 12:30-2 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library; and a poster session: March 31 from 2-4 p.m. in the Panasci Lounge, Schine Student Center.
  • Neuroscience Research Day Conference: April 7 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. in Schine 304ABC.
  • McNair Scholars Research Symposium: April 14 and April 21.
  • Queer Research Symposium: April 19 from noon-2 p.m., location TBD. Register to present by March 31.
  • Newhouse Impact Symposium: April 21, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3.
  • Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Festival: April 21
  • Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Spring Symposium: April 28
  • Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Presentation Day: May 2, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Hall of Languages.
  • Maxwell School Celebration of Undergraduate Scholarship: May 2, 3-5 p.m., 220 Eggers Hall.