Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR)
The Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR) is an organization of members from around the world. CUR members share a focus on providing high-quality and collaborative undergraduate research, scholarly, and creative activity opportunities for faculty and students.
Posters on the Hill – each year, CUR hosts an annual undergraduate poster session on Capitol Hill. Sixty (60) research presentations are selected from approximately 300 applications. Students are invited from all over the country and Puerto Rico to learn about how to advocate for undergraduate research with members of Congress, present their research, and discuss the impact undergraduate research has had on their college experience and future educational and career goals. Posters on the Hill will take place virtually on April 26 – 27, 2022. Representing Nicholls this year is Mary Grace Robichaux. She will be presenting (Virtually) her research : Preliminary Analysis of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, Antibiotic Resistance Genes, and Contaminants in Sludge Following Hurricane Ida in Southeast Louisiana, USA .
- This year, the event will flow as follows:
- Tuesday, April 26, 2022
- Welcome by keynote speaker, Yasmine “YazzieSpeaks” Arrington, ScholarCHIPS, Inc Founder + Executive Director (2:00-2:20 PM ET)
- Group A Student Presentations (2:20-4:00 PM ET)
- Wednesday, April 27, 2022
- Group B Student Presentations (2:00-3:40 PM ET)
- Congratulatory remarks by Dr. Mike Jackson, Co-chair, POH Committee (3:40-4:00 PM ET)
- Tuesday, April 26, 2022
