Texas Undergraduate Research Day
Thank you for a successful virtual event with 900 unique visitors in February!
Information regarding this biennial event is provided below. Student participants represent public universities and health science centers as well as independent (private) universities and colleges across the state.
Transforming Texas Through Undergraduate Research
The purpose of this event is to showcase the experiences of undergraduate students engaged in research for Texas legislators and the public through high-quality poster presentations. The program highlights how research conducted by undergraduate students positively impacts Texas --and Texans--with the theme: Transforming Texas Through Undergraduate Research.
- Participating Institutions List (here)
- Event Fact Sheet (click here)
- "You're Invited" Flyer (click here)
- Texas Graduate School Information (pending)
- Research Abstracts (click here)
- Congratulations Researchers: From Senator Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Higher Education Committee (here) and from the ICUT/CPUPC leadership (here)
UGRD Registration
(Preparing for 2023)
Starting in the late fall of 2022, campus liaisons will be identified to select and guide student participants through the registration process.
Undergraduate Research and the Texas Legislature
Traditionally, this event is conducted in Austin during the Texas Legislative Session. For 2021, the event was conducted virtually, with research posters publicly displayed February 23-24 and again on March 17. The next event will be scheduled for Spring 2023.
Showcasing this collection of research projects during the Legislative Session provides the opportunity to express our appreciation to the dedicated state leaders who so strongly support higher education, undergraduate student learning and high-quality research efforts. The budget and policy directives passed by legislators ultimately result in advancing a key purpose of higher education: providing career opportunities for the citizens of Texas, which simultaneously contributes to the economic well-being of our communities and state.
Faculty and advisors are encouraged to work with their respective media relations and governmental relations contacts to identify opportunities to celebrate the research conducted by their respective outstanding undergraduates. Legislators and community leaders are invited to view the entries and to visit with student researchers as they share their higher education and research experiences.
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Event Hosts
This event is coordinated by the Council of Public University Presidents & Chancellors/CPUPC and the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, Inc./ICUT. Virtual technology and support services are generously provided by The University of Texas at Austin, Office of Undergraduate Research/School of Undergraduate Studies.
An additional event partner is TxGAP, the association of Texas Graduate Admissions Professionals. TxGAP members share graduate school admissions materials and guidance with each cohort of undergraduate researchers.