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STEM for Everyone: Stories From Students
Gain experience talking about your research!
For STEM students and professionals alike, being able to articulate your work to a broad audience can have a tremendous impact on the discoverability of your research and the trajectory of your career. STEM for Everyone invites students to present a short 5-minute presentation on a STEM topic to hone their communication skills.
Spring 2025 STEM for Everyone - April 24, 2025
STEM for Everyone will be held in the Landmark Room (210 Student Union). Please see below for full details and important submission deadlines. Come and explore new research being conducted by your fellow students and peers. Refreshments will be provided. Please see previous years' video submissions below.
Are you an undergraduate or graduate student involved in technical research or hands-on projects? Would you like to share your work with a broad audience and sharpen your communication skills? Submit your proposal to participate in STEM for Everyone!
STEM for Everyone, presented by UB's Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE), invites students to present a short 5 minute talk on a STEM topic to hone their communication skills.
This event provides a platform for students to communicate the significance of their work in non-technical language, an important skill for any STEM professional. Creativity is encouraged!
Participants will benefit from mentorship and constructive feedback as they are preparing their presentation, and will be eligible to win prizes for strong submissions.
Undergraduate and graduate students in science, technology, engineering, or math degree programs at the University at Buffalo and other Buffalo area colleges and universities may participate. Women and students of underrepresented identities are especially encouraged to participate.
Accepted applicants will be required to meet with their assigned coach in order to be eligible to present.
The focus of STEM for Everyone presentations is to deliver scientific/technical/discipline-specific content in a way that a broad audience can easily understand. Examples of presentation topics include:
- Faculty mentored research
- Independent research or tinkering projects
- Technical projects carried out in clubs or student organizations
- Projects worked on in internships
- Any STEM topic that interests you
Should submissions exceed the program's capacity, presentation topics that address diversity or equity in STEM will be prioritized.
- Proposals are due by March 16, 2025
- Students will receive notification of acceptance by March 21, 2025
- Presentation slides must be submitted by April 20, 2025
Participants will have the opportunity to sign up for a personal coaching time with a faculty or professional staff member prior to the day of presentations. This is a great opportunity for students to practice presentation skills and benefit from the mentorship from our STEM community.
Accepted applicants will be required to meet with their assigned coach in order to be eligible to present.
If you are interested in serving as a coach to a student, please email Sarah Baillie at ubwise@buffalo.edu.
While the emphasis of this opportunity is to provide a platform where students receive constructive feedback, a number of small prizes will be awarded to exceptional submissions. A faculty and staff review committee will score final submissions based on the feedback rubric provided below. Check back for prize information.
Participants must submit a brief proposal prior to participation. If you wish to take part, please complete the following form by March 16, 2025. You will receive notification of acceptance by March 21, 2025 at the latest.
The scoring rubric serves as a feedback platform communication coaches and for submission reviewers, and a guide for student participants as they are preparing their submissions.
- AAAS Center for Public Engagement with Science & Technology Communication Toolkit
- Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers Explaining your science—tips for clear communication
- Inside Higher Ed: Communicating Research to a General Audience
- How to Effectively Communicate Science and Scientific Research to a Broad Audience Download pdf
- Alan Alda Center for Professional Development
All presentation slides must be uploaded as a file so we can put them in the correct order ahead of the event. Acceptable file types are .pptx and .ppt. Please name the file GradOrUndergrad-LastNameFirstname (Grad-DoeJane.pptx or Undergrad-SmithMary). The slide submission deadline is 11:59 PM on April 20, 2025.
Questions? Contact Sarah Baillie at ubwise@buffalo.edu.
Congratulations to the following students who were recognized for their high scoring presentation feedback from the staff and faculty review committee.
Emerging Researcher Recognitions - Undergraduate level
Review Committee's Choice (Highest Rubric Score)
Nina Gomez
Industrial Engineering and Sociology, University at Buffalo
Optimizing School Districts to Reduce Segregation Download pdf (PDF)
Developing Researcher Recognitions - Graduate level
Review Committee's Choice (Highest Rubric Score)
Alexandra Corbin
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
at the University at Buffalo
Ventilation Tubes in Pediatric ENT: Mechanism, Application, and Postoperative Complications Download pdf (PDF)
Congratulations to the following students who were recognized for their high scoring presentation feedback from the staff and faculty review committee.
Emerging Researcher Recognitions - Undergraduate level
Review Committee's Choice (Highest Rubric Score)
Sara Cruz
Neuroscience and Psychology, University at Buffalo
Auditory Test Of Processing Speed (ATOPS): Testing A Novel Tool to Assess Cognition in People With Multiple Sclerosis Download pdf (PDF)
Developing Researcher Recognitions - Graduate level
Review Committee's Choice (Highest Rubric Score)
Emily Hudson
Physiology - PhD, University at Buffalo
Novel Heart Failure Treatments: Chronic Oral Finerenone Treatment Does Not Improve Left Ventricular Diastolic Compliance in Swine with Repetitive Pressure Overload-induced HFpEF Download pdf (PDF)
Congratulations to the following students who were recognized for their high scoring presentation feedback from the staff and faculty review committee.
Emerging Researcher Recognitions - Undergraduate level
Review Committee's Choice (Highest Rubric Score)
Tasnim Tarannum
Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo
Cognitive Impairments of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: Case Study
Developing Researcher Recognitions - Graduate level
Review Committee's Choice (Highest Rubric Score)
Alyssa Reese
Medicine, University at Buffalo
Cochlear Implants: Implications in ADA Discrimination Complaints
Runners Up
Toyin Campbell
Chemical Engineering, University at Buffalo
Molecular Simulation Studies of Interactions between p7 Protein and Lipid Membranes in Hepatitis C
Lauren DiNardo
Medicine, University at Buffalo
Vocal Cord Paralysis and Medialization Thyroplasty
Participants will have the opportunity to sign up for a personal coaching time with a faculty or professional staff member prior to the day of presentations. The presentation slides are due by April 20, 2025. This is a great opportunity for students to practice presentation skills and benefit from the mentorship from our STEM community.
If you are interested in serving as a coach to a student, please email Sarah Baillie at ubwise@buffalo.edu.
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