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2026 Graduate Research Symposium

A page within Undergraduate Research & Creativity

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We're back in Graff!

The Student Research, Creativity, & Experiential Learning Office is now back in 243 Graff Main Hall.

The 2026 Graduate Research Symposium will occur on the morning of May 1, 2026, prior to the start of the UW Symposium. These two events are replacing the Research & Creativity Symposium (ReCS) for 2026 ONLY - ReCS will return in 2027.

Two students present their graduate research poster to an onlooker at the 2025 Research & Creativity Symposium.

Meet us at the Bluffs, 2nd floor of the Student Union, for over 80 poster presentations by graduate students. Presentations will be from 7:30 am to 9:30 am.

Submitting your abstract

Poster abstracts for the 2026 Graduate Research Symposium will be accepted January 26 - March 16. Please contact SRCEL at srcel@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8040 with any questions.

Presenters, before you take the survey, have the following information available:

  • Names and UWL email addresses for your co-presenter(s)
  • Names and UWL email addresses (or institutional affiliation, for non-UWL individuals) for your co-author(s)
  • Names and UWL email addresses (or institutional affiliation, for non-UWL individuals) for your mentor(s)
  • Funding sources, if any, for your project (students - talk to your faculty mentor about this before beginning the survey)
  • Presentation title
  • Abstract (recommended 200-word limit, absolute 1500-character limit including spaces)
  • Presentation sessions will be 55 minutes for poster presentations - you will need to choose at least 1 session option.
    • Session A - 7:30 am - 8:25 am
    • Session B - 8:35 am - 9:30 am

After your registration is complete, you should receive an email with a summary of your responses. Review it carefully and submit any changes to srcel@uwlax.edu. Contact SRCEL if you do not receive a verification email.

Presentation Guidance

These guidelines will give you specific details about how to format your poster presentation at the 2026 Graduate Research Symposium, as well as some general ideas to think about in preparing any presentation of your work.

Eligibility to Present

All UWL graduate students engaged in collaborative or independent research are eligible to present. Participants of all disciplines are welcome. The project does not have to be funded by a UWL faculty, staff, or student grant in order to be presented at the 2026 Graduate Research Symposium.

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