UT to Celebrate Undergraduate Research April 23–27

Research is not just something done by University of Tampa faculty or graduate students. Participating in a research project as an undergraduate gives students a better understanding of their field and the opportunity to develop relationships with faculty.

From April 23–29, the University will celebrate undergraduate research at UT with a series of events:

Thursday, April 23: Celebrating Honors Day. The Honors Program undergraduate research fellows will be officially recognized and give oral presentations of their findings as part of Honors Day celebrations. Presentations begin at 4 p.m. on the 9th Floor of the Vaughn Center.
Friday, April 24: College of Natural and Health Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium. CNHS students will present their current or recently completed research projects in a poster format. The keynote presentation, “Chemicals, Contaminants and Toxins: Analytical Approaches to Solve Seafood Safety Challenges at the FDA” by Sara McGrath, a research chemist at the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, will be held in Sykes College of Business Room 131 from 2–3 p.m. Poster presentations will be held in Plant Hall’s Fletcher Lounge from 3–5 p.m.
Friday, April 24: Sykes College of Business Student Research Day. Students from the Sykes College of Business will present their current or recently completed research projects in a poster format. Poster presentations will be held in the Cass Gym from 3–5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 29: College of Social Sciences, Mathematics and Education Undergraduate Research Conference. CSSME students will present original, empirical research within an area of the disciplines represented in the college. The event will be held in Plant Hall’s Fletcher Lounge from 4–6 p.m.

In addition, on Saturday, April 18, the University will hosts it annual Human Rights Day Conference. Organized by UT's Human Rights Think Tank, the conference is dedicated to the understanding, analysis and promotion of the global human rights movement. Presentations will be made by students, academicians and human rights activists. The keynote speaker is Shulamith Koenig, founder of PDHRE, People’s Movement for Human Rights Learning, one of five U.S. recipients of the 2003 UN Prize. The conference will be held on the 9th floor of the Vaughn Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information, go to www.ut.edu/urc.