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Lyman Briggs College Research Showcase

Each spring LBC hosts a student research showcase. This is a great opportunity and welcoming environment for students to:

  • Share your work from your research lab, honors option or class project with fellow students
  • Learn about the other research of Briggsies, whether within LBC or elsewhere on campus
  • Build your resume
  • Potentially win a cash award

Who can participate?

You can:

  • If you have done research with a faculty member, as an honors option or as part of a class
  • If you have already prepared a poster presentation for UURAF, the Diversity Research Showcase, Mid-SURE, or other research showcases or conferences since February 2025.
  • If you wish to pre-record a research talk (5-10 minutes)
  • If you have work-in progress that you want to share

Independent research and honors options presentations will be eligible to win prizes. A panel of LBC alumni will evaluate presentations and select winners.

Awards will recognize outstanding presentations across a range of areas.

Registration

Registration will be available in early 2026.

We look forward to hosting you at the LBC Research Showcase and learning about your research!

Diversity Research Showcase

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  • When: Friday, January 23, 2026 from 1:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
  • Where: Campbell Hall and online
  • RSVP Date to Present: December 14
  • Presenter Registration Link: tinyurl.com/MSUDRS2026

The 9th Annual Diversity Research Showcase, hosted by the MSU Honors College but open to all undergraduate presenters provides undergraduate students space to discuss their diversity research with peers, faculty, and staff in a supportive and constructive atmosphere. Topics span cultural, racial, ethnic, functional, gender, international, LGBTQIA2S+ and political diversity.

University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum

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2025 UURAF--there are three sessions roughly the same size--with hundreds of presenters on the floor of the Breslin Center.

The largest research showcase on campus is the University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF-pronounced you-raff). The showcase provides Michigan State undergraduate students with an opportunity to showcase their scholarship and creative activity. Held each spring, UURAF brings together an intellectual community of undergraduate students to share their work with faculty, staff, peers, and external audiences.

The next UURAF will take place Friday, April 17, 2026 at the Breslin Center and online. Find out more information on the UURAF webpage of Office of Undergraduate Research website.

 

 

Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences

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A LBC student presents about LBC career education initiatives at the 2025 MidSURE.

MidSURE provides an opportunity for students involved in research and creative activities at Michigan State and other institutions to share their work with their peers and the MSU community.

The 2026 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences will be held on July 22, 2026 at the STEM Teaching & Learning Facility. Find more information on the Undergraduate Research Office website.

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Showcases

More MSU Research Showcases

Spartan Wellbeing Summit

  • When: February 26, 2026, 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • Where: Kellogg Conference Center
  • RSVP Date to Present: December 14, at noon
  • Presenter Registration Link: Wellbeing Summit Poster Registration

Have you worked on a project that that aims to advance health and wellbeing at MSU? Share it at the Spartan Wellbeing Summit on February 26, 2026! 

Whether it’s research, advocacy, or a campus initiative, University Health and Wellbeing (UHW) and the Spartan Wellbeing Collective want to showcase your idea. Posters will be printed by UHW and presenters will be asked to attend the Summit to share your insights and answer questions about your project during the poster session. 

Learn more and submit your proposal by December 14, 2025 at 12 pm

HEAL Sexual Health Conference

  • When: Friday, March 28, 2026 from 1:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
  • Where: MSU Union Ballroom
  • RSVP Date to Present: March 1, 2026
  • Presenter Registration Link: HEAL Poster Proposal Google Form

The research committee of the Healthcare Education Advocacy and Leadership (HEAL) Sexual Health Conference is sending out a call for abstracts for the poster session of our conference! This one-hour poster session will take place at the Michigan State University Union Ballroom on March 28, 2026.

The HEAL Sexual Health Conference aims to bring awareness to and encourage ​sexual health scientific research along with community engagement and ​discussion. More specifically, it highlights the work of healthcare, education, and ​advocacy leaders in our Michigan community and beyond.

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