2021 Conference Agenda
Day 1: Thursday, July 22
9-9:25 a.m. EDT
Welcome!
Vice Provosts Graham Hammill and Lee Melvin kick off the UB Undergraduate Research Conference with an introduction during the Day 1 Conference Welcome.
9:30-10:30 a.m. EDT
Student Oral Presentations, Session 1
Oral presentations will be presented live in Whova, with opportunities for questions and ongoing dialog. Oral presentations will be assigned 15-minute timeslots with 12 minutes for presentation and three minutes for Q&A. Three presenters will be grouped together per session, by theme, which include:
- Health, wellness and empowered communities.
- Building equity and stewarding change.
- Innovating through humanities.
- Performance and social science research.
- STEM, technologies and design innovations.
10:30-10:40 a.m. EDT
Break
10:40-11:40 a.m. EDT
Student Oral Presentations, Session 2
Oral presentations will be presented live in Whova, with opportunities for questions and ongoing dialog. Oral presentations will be assigned 15-minute timeslots with 12 minutes for presentation and three minutes for Q&A. Three presenters will be grouped together per session, by theme, which include:
- Health, wellness and empowered communities.
- Building equity and stewarding change.
- Innovating through humanities.
- Performance and social science research.
- STEM, technologies and design innovations.
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. EDT
Student Oral Presentations, Session 3
Oral presentations will be presented live in Whova, with opportunities for questions and ongoing dialog. Oral presentations will be assigned 15-minute timeslots with 12 minutes for presentation and three minutes for Q&A. Three presenters will be grouped together per session, by theme, which include:
- Health, wellness and empowered communities.
- Building equity and stewarding change.
- Innovating through humanities.
- Performance and social science research.
- STEM, technologies and design innovations.
12:45-1:30 p.m. EDT
Break
1:30-2:30 p.m. EDT
Student Oral Presentations, Session 4
Oral presentations will be presented live in Whova, with opportunities for questions and ongoing dialog. Oral presentations will be assigned 15-minute timeslots with 12 minutes for presentation and three minutes for Q&A. Three presenters will be grouped together per session, by theme, which include:
- Health, wellness and empowered communities.
- Building equity and stewarding change.
- Innovating through humanities.
- Performance and social science research.
- STEM, technologies and design innovations.
2:35-3:35 p.m. EDT
Independent Poster Visits
Pre-recorded poster presentations provide opportunities for questions and ongoing dialog. Student attendees are encouraged to use this time to visit poster presentations in the Whova platform.
3:35-3:45 p.m. EDT
Break
3:45-4:30 p.m. EDT
UB Graduate School Information Sessions
Conference participants are invited to explore doctoral, professional and graduate-level programs offered at the University at Buffalo. Registrants will meet with UB faculty, staff and current graduate students from their area of academic interests and professional goals. Conference participants are encouraged to come prepared with questions on research specialties within the department and career outcomes.
4:35-5:45 p.m. EDT
Keynote Speakers and Discussions
Keynote speakers will address emerging trends and opportunities related to innovation, social justice and research as a catalyst for change.
Mishuana Goeman, PhD
Keynote Title: Imagining Ethical Land Relations and Marking Indigenous Presence in Our Universities
Mark Anthony Neal, PhD
Keynote Title: If You Don't Own the [Servers]: Aggregating Blackness in the Digital Era
Tara Ruttley, PhD
Keynote Title: The world needs researchers. Now is your time.
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