by Dan Moser | Office of Research & Economic Development
It’s OK to be enthusiastic about science — even to approach science communication as performance art, says Jocelyn Bosley. Husker students and their audience embraced that notion Friday afternoon.
The second annual Student Research Slam capped Student Research Days, a weeklong celebration of both undergraduates’ and graduates’ contribution to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s research mission. Five students, selected from a field of applicants, had five minutes each – and no more than one PowerPoint slide – to tell, and sell, their stories.
Bosley, research impact coordinator for the Office of Research and Economic Development, served as emcee – call her Slam Master J – encouraging attendees to get raucous, wave 8 ½-inch by 11-inch emojis in the air and even tried to get the wave going around the room at the Wick Alumni Center. Some students clearly brought cheering, and voting, entourages from their departments – all fair in a competition that chose a $500 winner.
Click here to continue reading the full story, including sophomore plant biology major Ryleigh Grove's presentation about her journey from a youthful interest in science to music and back to science again.
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/pg8n