Join the Office of Research and Innovation for the Faculty Research and Creative Activity Slam. This event is a part of Nebraska Research Days activities. The Slam offers faculty a platform to share their research, scholarship or creative endeavors through rapid-fire talks that are entertaining and easy to understand.

Faculty selected to present during the Slam will have five minutes to speak. A panel of judges from the Lincoln community will select the winner, who will receive a $1,000 prize. Audience members also will select their favorite, who will receive a special audience choice award. This year’s Slammers are:

-Nirupam Aich, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering
-Teddy Garcia-Aroca, assistant professor of plant pathology
-James Garza, associate professor of history and Institute for Ethnic Studies
-Becky Haddad, assistant professor of agricultural leadership, education and communication
-Andrew Little, assistant professor, School of Natural Resources
-Wendy Smith, research professor of mathematics and director of the Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer
Education

The event is open to faculty and postdocs. Guests must be at least 21 years old to attend the Slam. Register to attend the Slam by using the following link before noon on Nov. 13: https://research.unl.edu/events/researchdays_nuramp.php?EMSEventUUID=10de1b04-e0dc-4ed3-8a45-3725419434fa

Faculty from all disciplines were invited to submit short video proposals by Oct. 10 for an opportunity to present during the event. More information can be found here: https://research.unl.edu/blog/apply-by-oct-10-to-present-at-annual-slam/