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The Annual UW Undergraduate Research Symposium

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About the Symposium

Friday, May 18, 2012, 12 - 5:30 in Mary Gates Hall
Application Deadine: February 24th

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View the 2011 Online Proceedings (including event schedule, abstracts, and presenter search tools)

Fostering a Community of Student Scholars

The Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium is a chance for undergraduates to present what they have learned through their research experiences to a larger audience. The Symposium also provides a forum for students, faculty, and the community to discuss cutting edge research topics and to examine the connection between research and education. The Symposium includes poster and presentation sessions by students from all academic disciplines and all three UW campuses, plus invited guests.

All UW undergraduates involved in research are encouraged to apply and those not yet involved in research will discover that attending the Symposium is a great way to learn about the broad range of opportunities available at the UW. In 2011, over 900 undergraduates participated in the Symposium, with more than 3500 people attending.

Student Innovation Featured on UW Discoveries

The Symposium includes projects from all disciplines and encourages interdisciplinary discourse, allowing students to learn from each other about a broad range of exciting research topics. To help participants prepare, the URP conducts Symposium abstract writing workshops , poster design and presentation workshops.

Participant abstracts are published in the Symposium Proceedings, and students can include their presentations on resumes and graduate school applications.

Questions about the Symposium? Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.