Showcasing Graduate Research at UNC
Graduate Research Symposium combines Graduate Research Evening and the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition.
The fall 2025 Graduate Research Symposium was held on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the University Center and Campus Commons. The schedule was:
4-4:45 p.m.
Symposium Keynote by Karen Barton, Ph.D. Lessons from the Field: A Fulbright Reflectionon International Diplomacy
The Grand Ballroom in the University Center
5-6 p.m.
Oral Presentations Session 1
Second floor meeting rooms, Campus Commons
Poster Session
Campus Commons Multipurpose Room
6:05-7:05 p.m.
Oral Presentations Session 2 and Poster Session (same locations as above)
7:15-8:30 p.m.
3MT® Competition, HLL and Empowering Inclusion Awards
Commons Prosperity Room (Behind the Admissions Desk)
Graduate Research Evening provides graduate students from across the university the opportunity to present
their research projects. Participating graduate students are also eligible for the
Hutchinson-Lahman Research Award.
The Three Minute Thesis is a professional development competition that spotlights the dissertation or thesis
projects of doctoral or master's students at UNC. Students completing a dissertation
or thesis in any UNC doctoral or master’s program are eligible to submit a 3MT® proposal.
For more information, contact Associate Dean Cindy Wesley.
