It’s that moment when all the hard work, sweat, systems, formulas and algorithms come together. It’s “The Eureka Moment,” and it’s too good not to share. Research & Creative Activities Day has been an important showcase for scholarly student activities at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center’s Downtown Denver Campus the past decade.
This year’s event will be in the North Classroom Atrium, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, April 15. Contributed sessions will showcase undergraduate and graduate student research, creative, and entrepreneurial activities across colleges at UCDHSC.
The mission of Research & Creative Activities Day is to promote and showcase the scholarly activities of undergraduate and graduate students, celebrate the creative process, foster professional development through academic excellence, promote and showcase collaborative efforts among students and faculty, encourage interdisciplinary scholarly activities, establish and build connections with the community, celebrate and foster diversity at UCDHSC.
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exhibitions: artwork, including sculpture, and photography, models and designs?
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interactive or streaming media (no more than 12 mins. in length)?
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performance presentations (no more than 12 minutes in length)?
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readings (no more than 12 minutes in length)?
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video presentations (no more than 12 minutes in length)?
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poster presentations
Students and instructors will be on hand to explain their research and exhibits to knowledge-seekers from the campus and the metro community.
Last year’s event boasted 36 presentations, involving 74 students authors and 35 faculty, representing presentations on research advances across all fields of study. Departments taking part in 2004 included health and behavioral sciences, electrical engineering, psychology, physics, chemistry, film, biology, sociology and anthropology, and presentations from Business School.
Research & Creative Activities Day is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, Division of Sponsored Programs Administration and the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
