Ranging from agriculture and animal science to biochemistry to humanities and performing arts, more than 882 MSU undergraduate students, from 14 colleges, will present their research at the annual University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 8 at the MSU Union. The event is free and open to the public.
More than 677 MSU undergraduate student research projects will be presented on a wide variety of topics including: the impact of Facebook on college students’ self-esteem; how neighborhood environments contribute to childhood obesity; relationship between intestinal health and bone health in Type-1 diabetes; impact of start-up businesses on diversifying industrial bases; and water use impact on crop yields.
The annual UURAF, co-sponsored by the Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and the Honors College, provides MSU undergraduate students with an opportunity to showcase their scholarship and creative activity with faculty, peers and external audiences. Students can choose how they present their work, in the form of a poster or oral presentation.
Monetary prizes are awarded to recognize exemplary achievement. One first-place award of $100 will be given in each section. First-place award recipients are eligible to submit their work for the grand-prize awards. Two grand prizes of $500 each will be awarded to one program from the science and engineering categories and one program from the humanities, social sciences and communication arts and sciences categories.
Go here for more information about the 2016 forum.