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Abstract submissions are now open for the 8th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium! We invite undergraduate researchers from all majors and disciplines to showcase their scholarly work. Check the link for more information.

On Thursday, July 24 2025, the Office of Undergraduate Research hosted our 18th annual summer undergraduate research symposium in the Mountainlair on the WVU Downtown Campus. A huge congratulations to our category winners and runners-up below, and an enormous thanks to all our staff, presenters, mentors, judges, and attendees who made this symposium an incredible success!

West Virginia University is proud to host the 18th Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, open to undergraduate researchers across West Virginia University and the region who are participating in research programs during summer 2025. Undergraduates can present their research, scholarly, and creative efforts in one of two poster sessions in a variety of disciplinary categories. All presentations will be reviewed and judged by faculty and graduate students.

Symposium will be held in person on Thursday, July 24, 2025 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the WVU Mountainlair. 

Cinthia Pacheco, director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, joins Leo Peele, a computer science major from Rockville, Maryland, and Dena Lin, an exercise physiology major from Queens, New York, to highlight the abundance of University research opportunities. The Office of Undergraduate Research is located in Eiesland Hall. 

On Thursday, April 24, the Office of Undergraduate Research hosted our ninth annual spring undergraduate research symposium in the Mountainlair on the WVU Downtown Campus. A huge congratulations to our category winners and runners-up below, and an enormous thanks to all our presenters, mentors, judges, and attendees who made this symposium such a success! Winners and runner-ups

Five West Virginia University faculty members and one graduate student were recently named recipients of the Travis Stimeling Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research.

Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Office of the Provost, the award serves to recognize and reward faculty and graduate students who encourage and support undergraduates in making an original intellectual or creative contribution to their discipline.

The Office of Undergraduate Research to participate in Research Week 2025

Efforts from the West Virginia University Office of Undergraduate Research to connect undergraduate students with research opportunities and faculty mentors are being recognized nationally by the Council on Undergraduate Research with its Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments.

Announced on March 11, the award recognizes institutions with exemplary programs that provide high quality and collaborative research experiences for undergraduates.

Sixty-five West Virginia University students representing the Morgantown and Beckley campuses will participate in Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol from 8 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, in Charleston.

Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol provides students the opportunity to present their original scholarly works during a poster session and to talk with legislators about their findings. More than 115 student researchers from eight institutions will present in the areas of creative arts, education, health sciences, humanities, STEM and social and behavioral sciences.