Mark your calendars for the Undergraduate Research Spring Symposium on April 11-12.

The event is open to all undergraduate students engaged in faculty mentored research and creative discovery. Abstract submissions will be organized into the following categories: Biological and Life Sciences; Physical Sciences; Social Sciences; Engineering; Business and Economics; Education; Humanities; and Arts, Music and Design.

Everyone is welcome to attend and view the student research. Visitors are encouraged to fill out and leave comment cards for student presenters. For a full schedule, visit www.urcd.msstate.edu/symposium/spring.

For the Spring Symposium, we are seeking faculty and graduate student help in providing student presenters with feedback on their projects. If you can devote a couple hours, please sign up:  https://msstate.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a5dWtwyaEGICrn8

The Office of Research and Economic Development provides small grants of up to $2,000 to foster innovative, faculty-directed research opportunities for
undergraduate students. Funds can be used to support student wages, materials and supplies, or for other research related expenses from June 2024 to August
2025. Applications are being accepted now and are due April 14. Learn more and apply at https://www.research.msstate.edu/initiatives/internal-funding
     
Faculty are encouraged to utilize available resources on the Undergraduate Research and Creative Discovery website at www.urcd.msstate.edu. Here one can submit details about a research project on a portal undergraduate students access and search; sign up for research connections email; view and/or submit kudos for the undergraduate student research spotlight; use resources designed for faculty mentors; share resources designed for undergraduate student researchers; peruse research symposium archives and past abstract booklets.