Schedule of Events

Explore events throughout Undergraduate Research Week 2026! In addition to featured events such as the Undergraduate Research & Creativity Showcase, our campus partners are hosting online exhibitions, poster sessions, and presentations of their undergraduate students’ work at every stage of the research and creative process.

Undergraduate Research Week Info Sessions

Two spring quarter options!

• Week 1: Thursday, April 2, 2-3pm
• Week 2: Tuesday, April 7, 3-4pm

In person location: Powell Library CLICC B / Room 320B (check back on day of event to confirm location)

On Zoom: https://bit.ly/urcworkshops

Come learn all about Undergraduate Research Week! Topics will include:

• Undergraduate Research Week schedule
• How to apply to the Research and Creativity Showcase
• Prizes and Awards
• Other research events and additional presentation opportunities
• Presenter Resources

For questions, please email urweek@college.ucla.edu

Science Pitch and Research Keynote (SPARK)

Saturday, May 9, 1-4pm

Location: In-person; check back for specific location

Event Link: https://tinyurl.com/w4s2tacb

The Science Pitch and Research Keynote (SPARK) is CURE at UCLA’s inaugural campus-wide undergraduate research pitch competition, modeled after the internationally recognized Three Minute Thesis (3MT) format.

Come present a research question, an ongoing research project, or a scientific problem that you are passionate about to a panel of expert judges in three minutes or less!! SPARK is designed to be accessible to students at every stage of their research journey.

Whether you are presenting data from an active research project or pitching a question you hope to one day answer, SPARK meets you where you are. Participants are supported through a faculty-led guest lecture on science communication and a trainee-led seminar on navigating research at UCLA.

You do not need research experience or be part of a lab to compete, so this is a great way to get more involved during Undergraduate Research Week, even if you are a beginner at research!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cureatucla/

Location: Bunche 6275 (Conference Room) + live virtual streaming

Registration: https://forms.gle/HPkUWGJ8qTuETMkb6

Bruin Research Powers Progress

Please join us online on Monday, May 18 at this year’s special student panel sessions “Bruin Research Powers Progress”! In these featured panels, UCLA undergraduates from across north and south campus will be in dialogue with one another and share their interdisciplinary research experiences.

Check back for panelist names.

📅 Monday, May 18

🕑 Session A: 4-5pm / Session B: 5-6pm

🔗 Join us on Zoom: https://ucla.in/3NqIarS

LIVE Undergraduate Research & Creativity Showcase

Tuesday, May 19, 12:30-5pm

Join us on May 19 for the virtual Undergraduate Research and Creativity Showcase! Students will share 5-10 minute live presentations of their work followed by Q&A with visitors. Live presentations are organized into panels during three sessions: 12:30-1:50 p.m., 2:00-3:20 p.m., and 3:30-4:50 p.m. Recorded presentations will be available for viewing May 18-22. All presentations are hosted on this website under the “Showcase” tab. Learn more here.

McNair Senior Presentations

Wednesday, May 20, 10am-5pm

The Senior McNair Scholars will present their research topics, methods, and findings on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The presentations will take place in person at the Chicano Studies Research Center and will also be available via Zoom.

Community Engagement and Social Justice Day

Thursday, May 21, 1-5pm

Celebrate community-engaged and social justice research by UCLA undergraduates at the Community Engagement and Social Justice (CESJ) Research Day! 

CESJ Research Day is an in-person Undergraduate Research Week event consisting of Social Justice Conversation Circles from 1-5 p.m. 

Select students from across campus will participate in Social Justice Conversation Circles, which will encourage cross-disciplinary conversation on undergraduate research projects oriented toward social justice. 

This event is brought to you by the UCLA Undergraduate Research Center – Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (URC-HASS) and the UCLA Center for Community Engagement (CCE). 

Thursday, May 21, 3-5pm

Location: Terasaki Courtyard (behind Terasaki Life Sciences Building)

Event link: https://stemcell.ucla.edu/events/end-year-core-resource-event-2026

Please join us to celebrate the end of the academic year and learn more about the BSCRC’s core resources with tacos, drinks & more! Event will include:

• Posters presenting research that utilized BSCRC core resources.
• Staffs of each of the cores to answer questions.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uclastemcell/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Broad-Stem-Cell-Research-Center-at-UCLA/100090082840414/

Undergraduate Research Week Awards Ceremony

Friday, May 22, 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 

Join us for the virtual Undergraduate Research Week Awards Ceremony, where we will celebrate the close of Undergraduate Research Week and honor winners of the Dean’s Prize and Faculty Mentor Award! 

Join Us on Zoom 

https://ucla.in/4rpBgS9

Friday, May 22, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 

UCLA Psi Chi is hosting its 5th annual Psychology Research Conference on Friday, May 22, from 10 am to 3 pm in Kerckhoff Grand Salon.

Apply as a presenter or join as an attendee. Applications to present a poster at the conference and to be considered for awards and publishing opportunities in our research journal are due by Friday, April 17th, at 11:59 pm.

Join us for a day of research and refreshments, networking, and celebrating the excellence in undergraduate research conducted in psychology and related fields!

The 2026 Public Affairs Experiential Capstone Showcase features projects developed by Public Affairs major during their year-long community based internships. Capstone projects vary based on their internship site needs. Projects include research on responsible land stewardship, programs for asylum seekers, designing an evaluation framework, transportation coalition building, research on inclusionary zoning, creating legal assistance workshops, among many other.

📅 Friday, June 5th, 2026

🕑 2:00 – 4:00 PM

📍 MSB 1601 Courtyard

🔗 https://mimg.ucla.edu/education/undergraduate

Come explore the exciting world of microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics through student-led research. Whether students completed their work through our lab-based Path 1 courses or Path 2 independent research in faculty labs, this is your chance to learn about the cutting-edge science happening right here on campus.

This is more than just a poster session — it’s an opportunity to:

• Connect with fellow students, faculty, and researchers
• Get inspired by a wide range of research topics -Support your peers and celebrate their hard work
• Enjoy some sweet treats and good company 🍪

All members of the MIMG community are welcome. We hope to see you there!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ucla.mimg/

📅 Friday, June 5th, 2026

🕑 2-6pm (might change a bit)

📍 Hershey Hall 158

🔗 https://tinyurl.com/EEBResearchDay1

We are happy to announce our 3rd Annual Research Day Celebration! We invite our UCLA community to join us as we celebrate the amazing work our undergraduate student, graduate student, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty are working on. This event is an opportunity for members of the EEB community to share the research they have been conducting in the past year. Events of the day will include a Judged Poster Session: for Undergraduate and Graduate Students, Lightning Talks from Undergraduate, Graduate, Post-Doctoral Fellows, and Faculty, an Awards Ceremony which will include winners from the Poster Session, and a Reception.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uclaeeb/