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Kean students display their Research Days posters in the STEM building.

Research Days

Welcome to the Research Days 2021!

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Virtual Research Days will be held on Tuesday, April 27 and Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Research Days registration for presenters is now closed. Click here to register as an attendee.

Research Days 2021 – Schedule of Events

Tuesday, April 27, 2021 – Research Days 2021 Website Launched

Event

Type 

Presentations by Colleges

Pre-recorded presentations 

Presentations by Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Division of Student Success and Retention, and the Office of Institutional Effectiveness

Pre-recorded presentations 

Research across “all sites”

(Kean Ocean, WKU and Kean Skylands)

Pre-recorded presentations 

Faculty Oral Presentations

3-minute 

Pre-recorded presentations 

Student Oral Presentations

3-minute 

Pre-recorded presentations 

 

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Event

Type 

Student Poster Presentation Session

(Undergraduate and Graduate)

Digital Poster Exhibition

 

Poster display with presenter(s)

  • Posters will be searchable and filterable by College/Department 
  • Students will have the option to link a pre-recorded video file to their poster explaining their research 

Poster Presentations

Poster presenters will have the opportunity to present their research and creative work in the Virtual Poster Symposium on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.  Student presenters will create poster files and will have the option to include an accompanying pre-recorded video. Detailed information on the preparation of Poster files and pre-recorded videos will be shared with presenters in the coming weeks.

This year we have a cap on the number of digital poster file submissions. A maximum of 500 posters will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis and displayed on the website. We strongly encourage students to register early and to team up and limit the number of poster file submissions.

Poster File Format: Poster presenters will create poster files that will be uploaded to the Research Days event website along with a short video/audio snippet describing the poster and research project (if provided). File formats that will be accepted are PowerPoint (PPT), JPEG, and PDFs. More information regarding dates, uploading instructions, and poster formats will be coming soon.

Oral Presentations

Oral presenters will have the opportunity to present their research and creative work during Virtual Research Days on Tuesday, April 27 and Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Types of Oral Presentations

  • Pre-recorded 3-minute videos  (faculty or students)
  • Pre-recorded videos (presentation by colleges and non-academic departments)

Oral Presentation Format: Oral presenters will have the option to create/record videos presenting their research projects. Individual or group presenters will be able to use Kean University Zoom account to record their presentations. Presenters will be asked to share the video files in mp4 format with the Research Days team.  Additional information/instructions will be provided soon.