During the 2026 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Tournament, the Conference will be hosting its fourth annual BIG EAST Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium. Each BIG EAST institution will be represented by five posters, each presented by 1-2 undergraduate student authors. The research presented at the symposium is expected to represent a variety of disciplines including, but not limited to, natural sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, humanities, nursing, business, engineering, and fine arts.
The poster symposium will take place on Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 9am to 1pm at Madison Square Garden. The University of Connecticut is sponsoring the participation of its student presenters in this event. Travel arrangements will be made and covered for each selected presenter, including ground transportation (tentatively Storrs to NYC on March 13, NYC to Storrs on March 15), hotel accommodations (nights of March 13 and March 14), and meal expenses (within travel policy guidelines). Each selected presenter will also receive complimentary admission to the BIG EAST Championship game on the evening of March 14, 2026.
Information and application link: https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/big-east-symposium/
For more information, contact: Micah Heumann at micah.heumann@uconn.edu