Lyman Briggs College Research Showcase
Each spring LBC hosts a student research showcase. This is a great opportunity and welcoming environment for students to:
- Share your work from your research lab, honors option or class project with fellow students
- Learn about the other research of Briggsies, whether within LBC or elsewhere on campus
- Build your resume
- Potentially win a cash award
Who can participate?
You can:
- If you have done research with a faculty member, as an honors option or as part of a class
- If you have already prepared a poster presentation for UURAF, the Diversity Research Showcase, Mid-SURE, or other research showcases or conferences since February 2026.
- If you have work-in progress that you want to share
- If you wish to pre-record a research talk (5-10 minutes). Prerecorded presentations must be submitted prior to the showcase: Exact timing will be emailed to presenters.
Independent research and honors options presentations will be eligible to win monetary prizes, sponsored by the MSU Federal Credit Union. A panel of LBC alumni and friends will evaluate presentations and select winners.
Potential Research Categories
- Biological Science
- Microbiological Science
- Chemistry
- Education Research
- Social Sciences
- Arts and Humanities
- Science Communication
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Interdisciplinary
We look forward to hosting you at the LBC Research Showcase and learning about your research!
Diversity Research Showcase
The Annual Diversity Research Showcase, hosted by the MSU Honors College but open to all undergraduate presenters provides undergraduate students space to discuss their diversity research with peers, faculty, and staff in a supportive and constructive atmosphere. Topics span cultural, racial, ethnic, functional, gender, international, LGBTQIA2S+ and political diversity.
University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum
The largest research showcase on campus is the University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF-pronounced you-raff). The showcase provides Michigan State undergraduate students with an opportunity to showcase their scholarship and creative activity. Held each spring, UURAF brings together an intellectual community of undergraduate students to share their work with faculty, staff, peers, and external audiences.
The next UURAF will be in April 2027.
Find more information on the UURAF webpage.
Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences
MidSURE provides an opportunity for students involved in research and creative activities at Michigan State and other institutions to share their work with their peers and the MSU community.
The 2027 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences will be held on in July 2027 at the STEM Teaching & Learning Facility. Find more information on the Undergraduate Research Office website.
