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Fifty-four students at SURCA 2025 were the recipients of 44 awards totaling $10,200, announced the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), host of the system-wide March 24 event at WSU Pullman. “We enjoyed 220 exceptional posters this year from undergraduates who study and research at all six WSU campuses, and those who received awards were judged to have delivered the very top presentations on their mentored research, scholarship, and creative activities,” said Jeremy Lessmann, OUR director.

The Washington State University Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) will feature a record number of students accepted to present—273—and posters—233—when doors open Mon., March 24, 2025, from 3:30-4:45 p.m. in the CUB Senior Ballroom at WSU Pullman. “With students from every campus, this is the largest SURCA we’ve hosted, and the topics of their mentored research, scholarship, and creative activities cover a myriad of disciplines,” said Jeremy Lessmann, director of the Office of Undergraduate Research.

Applications are open now through Feb. 18 for all Washington State University undergraduates wanting to share their mentored research at the Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) 2025 on March 24 at WSU Pullman. “At SURCA last spring, 256 students from the six WSU campuses presented 206 posters, and we plan to welcome at SURCA 2025 as many or more to talk about their research, scholarship, and creative activities, which is collectively termed ‘research,’” said Jeremy Lessmann, director of the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR).

Fifty-three students at the Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) 2024 were the recipients of 49 awards totaling $10,900, announced the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), host of the March 25 event. Awardees are from two of all six represented campuses: WSU Pullman, with 52, and the Global Campus, with one.

The Washington State University Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) is going to pack the CUB Senior Ballroom with eager students sharing their research findings from 3:30-4:45 p.m. Mon., March 25. The event is open at no charge to guests. “We are very happy to feature 206 posters from 256 students from all six WSU campuses, and to welcome 208 judges to hear descriptions of their work and results,” said Jeremy Lessmann, director of the WSU Office of Undergraduate Research. Lessmann said that this year’s judges total is the largest ever in SURCA history, and the number of presenters ties those of 2018 for the most. The number of posters is the second highest in SURCA history.

Washington State University undergraduates can submit abstracts from Dec. 4 through Feb. 20 to present their mentored research, scholarship, and creative activity on March 25 at the 2024 Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA). SURCA also needs plenty of faculty members, post-doctoral researchers, and experts from the community to serve as judges; and this year, post-candidacy doctoral students are being invited to judge SURCA projects. Judges can sign up online.

Of the nearly 200 Washington State University students presenting at the Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) 2023 event on March 27, 49 received a total of 43 awards totaling $9,200. “Student participation topped our expectations, with the number of presenters up more than 36 percent over last year, which was our first in-person SURCA since the COVID-19 pandemic struck,” said Jeremy Lessmann, director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, event host and part of the Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement in the provost’s office. “We were very pleased to give 30 percent more awards—and more than an additional $1,000 —to deserving researchers this year, as well.”

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