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The 13th annual event will be held Saturday, March 2, in the first-floor atrium of the Healthy Kentucky Research Building with a schedule to be announced soon. The theme for the symposium and arts showcase is “Just Futures.”
Finalists will present their research in five minutes in front of a panel of judges and a live audience using only a single static slide. This challenges students to develop their academic, presentation and research communication skills while also allowing them to showcase their research in a captivating way.
Two researchers who have made significant contributions to the field of cardiovascular medicine will be honored for their work with the Gill Awards. There will also be a faculty showcase and a judged poster competition.