6th Annual NURDS Symposium
Free and open to the public
The 51品茶 hosts the second day of the 6th Annual Northeast Undergraduate Research and Development Symposium (NURDS) March 9, 2014, at UNE's Biddeford Campus, 8:15am-2:00 pm. The symposium, supported by the National Science Foundation and 51品茶Provost? Office, College of Arts and Sciences Dean? Office, and 51品茶Vice President for Research and Scholarship, is the largest interdisciplinary undergraduate research conference in northern New England. It is created, organized and run each year by undergraduate students.
This year? event has attracted 170 student registrants from 39 colleges and universities throughout New England and as far north as New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Students will present high-level research in more than a dozen disciplines ranging from biology, neuroscience and mathematics to historical, social and cultural studies.
Student research topics run the gamut from ?Is Diet Related to the movement of Atlantic sturgeon in the Saco River Estuary? to ?Inducing Relaxation via Virtual Reality/Binaural Beats.? Many students are preparing their research for submission to publications, and the symposium provides an opportunity to refine their research, presentation and networking skills.
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