UO Graduate Research Forum brings cash prizes to six students

Six University of Oregon graduate students were each awarded a $1,000 prize Friday for their winning efforts in the Poster Session of the 5th annual Graduate Student Research Forum.

More than 100 students presented their research during the noon hour poster session in the EMU Ballroom. The session was part of the day-long research forum which included panel discussions, literary readings, and dance, musical and theatrical performances.

Winners of the Poster Session were:

The Graduate Student Research Forum is a one-day conference held annually at the UO to showcase research and creative expressions by graduate students in all of the UO’s graduate colleges and schools.

The theme of this year’s forum, “Engagement: Community, Creativity, Connections,” reflected the importance of sharing research with new audiences. The event included more than 170 graduate students representing more than 50 disciplines from across campus—the largest in the five years it has been held.

- by Tim Christie, UO Office of Public Affairs Communications