The University of Oregon Graduate School is seeking individual, poster, and five-minute presentation proposals. The 7th annual Grad Forum will showcase UO’s graduate student research, scholarship, and creative expressions. This year’s Grad Forum themes revolve around ideas of interdisciplinary work, innovative research, and life in the Pacific Northwest. The 2016 Graduate Student Forum will take place on February 26, 2016 at the Ford Alumni Center.
Students may participate with:
- Poster Submissions: Submit a 100 word abstract of your research. Posters will be presented on a 24 x 36 inch standard poster board
- 5 Minute Presentation Blitz Submissions: Submit a 100 word abstract of your research for a 5 minute presentation made to a broad audience.
- Individual Submissions: Submit a 100 word abstract for a 12 minute presentation of your research
- Group Panel Submissions: Submit a 300 word abstract with three to five other presenters with similar areas of research (but from different academic fields) for a group presentation.
Themes:
- Crossing Borders, Crossing Cultures, Crossing Frontiers: Language, migration, identity, and the synthesis of cultures
- Breaking New Ground in the Sciences: Approaches to reproducibility and data management, shifting paradigms, and innovative research practices
- Challenges for a New Generation of Leaders: Policy, scientific, and social approaches to emerging and continuing catastrophes
- In Our Own Backyard: Pacific Northwest life, research and education, community and philanthropy
- Ecology and Sustainability: Adaptation, succession, homeostasis, and planning
Proposals for posters, individual panel presentations, and/or 5 minute presentation blitzes are due Friday, December 18, 2015. Apply at this website
Proposals for group panels are due Friday, January 8, 2016. Apply at this website
For more information, see the Graduate Forum website
