{"id":132808,"date":"2024-05-01T15:55:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T20:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?post_type=uwmnewsgallery&p=132808"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:55:01","slug":"16th-annual-uwm-undergraduate-research-symposium","status":"publish","type":"uwmnewsgallery","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/gallery\/16th-annual-uwm-undergraduate-research-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergrad researchers show their work at symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"

The annual 51ÁÔÆæ Undergraduate Research Symposium celebrates the collaborations of 51ÁÔÆæ undergraduate students with the university’s larger research community.<\/p>\n

Students find opportunities mainly through the Office of Undergraduate Research<\/a>, or by reaching out to faculty in disciplines that interest them. At this year’s symposium, over 250 51ÁÔÆæ students, mentored by over 130 of 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s faculty and research staff, presented their work.<\/p>\n

Students from a wide variety of schools and colleges presented their findings in posters, art and oral presentations.<\/p>\n

The judges do not know the topics that they are evaluating beforehand in order to see how well the students can explain their research to someone outside of their departments. These presentations were judged by faculty, graduate students, alumni, and staff volunteers.<\/p>\n

Outstanding presentation winners this year are:<\/p>\n