Office of Undergraduate Research Announcements and Updates (10/5/2023)

Our Events and Reminders

• (new) Presentation Help Sessions will be offered for students who would like assistance with presenting. Poster presentation help session – November 6; oral presentation help session – November 9. All disciplines and all research presentation purposes are welcome (conference, class, 3MT, etc.). You must bring a draft of the presentation to practice!

• The State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS) will be held November 11 and hosted by Wingate University and South Piedmont Community College. Submissions are due by October 10 at 11:59pm. Current sophomores should consider applying for a Barthalmus Award; applications are due by October 10 at 11:59pm. Registration for SNCURCS is due by October 16 (presenters & attendees); students should indicate that the institution (NC State) will pay their fee (use prleaird@ncsu.edu as the contact email). If you choose this option and do not attend, you will be responsible for reimbursing the OUR.

• The OUR, with the University Libraries, will host a Research Slam event on October 26 from 4:00-5:00 in the Fishbowl Forum at DH Hill Jr Library. Student presenters, who are undergraduate researchers, will have five slides and five minutes to discuss their research projects. Join us!

• OUR Fall Seminars are underway. Seminars are open to all students from all disciplines and all experience levels. Review the link to find titles, descriptions, days, times, and more information about the Fall 2023 offerings.

• Spring 2024 OUR Project Supply Grant (formerly Research Award) proposals are due November 15 at 11:59pm. Students in all disciplines are welcome. Applicants must attend an Award Help Session in order to be eligible.

Additional Research News and Events

Program Applications

• (new) The OnePack Empowered Program is designed to support and empower neurodivergent students and those with executive functioning challenges. Its mission is to identify the unique needs of these students and support their academic and career goals. Applications for the program are due November 10.

• The TRIO Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program is accepting applications through October 15. Sign up for an info session here. McNair is designed to prepare undergraduate students for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities.

• The KIETS Climate Leaders Program is seeking nominations/applications. Students wishing to develop solutions to adapt to, mitigate, or reverse negative effects of climate change should consider applying. Nominations and applications are due by October 22 at 11:59pm.

Opportunities to Present

• (new) The Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium will take place at Johns Hopkins University March 21-23. Abstract submissions are due by December 8.

• (new) The Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference will be hosted at UNC Greensboro November 10-11. You can submit an RMSC abstract through October 27. The registration deadline is November 3.

• Are you an NC State undergrad, grad student, or postdoc doing research with relevance to cities of the future?  If so, submit to present a poster at “Envisioning Urban Futures“, an event on Wednesday, Oct. 18th from 6-9pm in Hunt Library, which will explore cities of the future and what current research can do to make them healthier, safer, greener and more just.

• NCUR 2024 will occur in April 2024 and will be hosted by California State University – Long Beach. Applications are due December 8; start considering your submission! Please inform the OUR if you are applying.

Other

• (Today!) Arcadia Abroad will be at NCSU on October 5 to discuss study/research abroad opportunities (calendar link for Arcadia Abroad session). The STEM Summer Research Info Session will be October 5 at 6:30pm in Talley Room 3223. While the info session is geared towards STEM opportunities, Arcadia also offers opportunities for humanities, social sciences, media & communications, visual and performing arts, and business – visit them at the Study Abroad fair on October 5.