University College Research Quest and UNM Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference are two events designed to motivate students to engage in peer reviewed research early on in their academic career through to graduation.
Both events give students the opportunity to explore topics of interest and to share their projects in an atmosphere of diversity. By presenting, students gain valuable presentation and speaking experience, participate in a peer reviewed learning experience and are eligible for cash prizes and practice. Venues for sharing projects include:
UNM Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference is an annual celebration of UNM students work organized by University College. The UNM Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference invites undergraduate students from all majors to participate. Project eligibility is open-ended and accommodates a wide spectrum of student work: from first-semester freshmen to seniors completing honors theses. Collaboration with various UNM research programs is strongly encouraged and includes: The Ronald McNair Scholar Program, Profound and WISE (Women In Science and Engineering) to name a few. The event is free and open to the public. The UNM Undergraduate Research / Creativity Conference is held in the Spring semester (in the month of April) in the Student Union Building.
Research Quest Day: University College is pleased to present a new initiative entitled, Research Quest Day. This event is geared to display the works of primarily freshmen and students involved with the Research Service Learning Programs, Freshmen Academic Choices: FIG, FLC, LLC and FISC. This event takes place during the first or second week in November, is on a smaller scale and encourages freshmen to participate as an invaluable learning experience, as they begin their academic journey at UNM.
For more information, please see the Research Quest Day / UNM Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference's Web site at http://explore.unm.edu/. Also, please feel free to contact the Program Director (Marla Wyche-Hall) for additional information on both events, 505.277.8279.