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Register now for Research and Artistry Day

January 23, 2014
NIU students present their research at URAD.

NIU students present their research at URAD.

Registration for the fifth annual Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day (URAD) is now open.

URAD, sponsored by the Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center.

Any undergraduate student currently enrolled at NIU who has participated in a faculty-mentored research or artistry project is eligible to showcase his or her work at the fifth annual Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day.

This includes independent study, capstone projects, Undergraduate Special Opportunities in Artistry and Research (USOAR), Undergraduate Research Assistantships (URA), Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP), Research Rookies, Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP), Engineering Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship (EURA) or any other related research/artistry projects.

All NIU students are strongly encouraged to apply to present at URAD. In addition, students of diverse backgrounds, including underrepresented minority students, students from economically disadvantaged and underserved backgrounds and students with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Registration is available online. Abstract submission is due by Friday, March 7. Students also can submit their abstracts online.

For any questions, call (815) 753-8154 or email ugresearch@niu.edu.