50 UK Students Chosen to Present at National Conference Now Canceled Due to COVID-19
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 30, 2020) — Before the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 50 outstanding University of Kentucky undergraduate research students learned they were selected to present their faculty-mentored research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). NCUR has since been canceled, but UK's Office of Undergraduate Research is still celebrating the achievement.
The student conference, which would have been held this past weekend at Montana State University, is dedicated to promoting undergraduate research, scholarship and creative activity in all fields of study. It provides models of exemplary research and scholarship and strives to improve the state of undergraduate research by celebrating and promoting student achievement.
Young scholars from institutions of higher learning from all corners of the academic curriculum and their mentors attend the annual conference.
Any UK undergraduate student participating in research is eligible to apply to attend next year's NCUR. Working with a faculty mentor, undergraduates apply by submitting a 200- to 300-word abstract that clearly states their central research question and/or purpose and describes their work.
As an enhanced institutional member of NCUR, UK has been a staunch supporter since the mid-1990s with several UK faculty and staff accepting leadership roles in the national organization. In 2014 the university hosted the conference, providing UK with a special opportunity to showcase the campus to over 4,000 visitors.
To recognize and celebrate UK's outstanding students who were selected to present their faculty-mentored research at the now canceled NCUR, the Office of Undergraduate Research will spotlight students daily on its Facebook and Instagram.
For a full list of students selected to participate and a synopsis of each research study, click here. To learn more about the Office of Undergraduate Research, visit their website.
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