ScholarWorks at University of Montana

Since 2001, The University of Montana has hosted an annual conference on Undergraduate Research, organized by the in collaboration with the Davidson Honors College, and graciously sponsored by the President and the Provost. UMCUR provides a great opportunity for undergraduates of all majors to present their research and creative scholarship in a public forum. The conference is free and open to the public. All members of the UM campus community are encouraged to attend and participate.

The day-long conference offers opportunities for University of Montana students of all majors to present their research and creative scholarship through oral presentations, posters, performances, and exhibits. In addition, students are welcome to organize group presentations, where students within or across disciplines present roundtable discussions on their collaborative and interdisciplinary research activities.

The UM Graduate Student Research Conference brings together graduate students, community members, and faculty from a variety of disciplines. It offers graduate students an opportunity to gain valuable professional experience by presenting their work in a formal and intellectually supportive environment. It also fosters greater understanding among graduate students and faculty of the various disciplines' approaches to and methods of research. The conference program includes oral presentations and poster presentations, a complimentary lunch with a panel discussion, and a post-session reception.

Dr. Jay Evans, Preclinical Innovation GSK

Lt. Governor Angela McLean will provide the introduction.

The luncheon speaker, Lawrence R. Simkins, is Chief Executive Officer and President of The Washington Companies and Washington Business Services, Inc.

Patrick Barkey is Director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana.

This session will comprise a panel discussion with:

Erin Bills, MPH, Coordinator at AHEC and Montana Office of Rural Health

Craig Ravesloot, Director, Rural Health Policy Research at the Rural Institute

Curtis Noonan, PhD, Center for Environmental Health Sciences

Charlene "Charlie" Winters, MSU College of Nursing

Dr. Martin Blair, Executive Director of the Rural Institute, will moderate.

Nathaniel Levtow is Associate Professor of Liberal Studies at the University of Montana.

Dr. Randy Blakely is the Allan D. Bass Professor of Pharmacology; Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Vanderbilt/NIMH Silvio O. Conte Center for Basic Neuroscience Research; and Neurochemistry Faculty Coordinator, Basic Neuroscience Services Core.

A poetry reading and celebration of Poetry Month (April), and undergraduate creative writing and fine arts. This reading will launch publication of the 2014 Oval.