URSCA 2020: ONLINE EDITION

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The University of Lethbridge is proud to have the opportunity to showcase the outstanding original research produced by Alberta’s undergraduate students at URSCA 2020. During this unprecedented time, we remain committed to highlighting undergraduate research in science, and although we can't gather in person, there is nothing stopping us from moving this conference to an online format.

The Undergraduate Research in Science Conference of Alberta (URSCA) is a celebration of Alberta's discovery and innovation at the earliest stage of postsecondary education. Gone are the days when most researchers began their original research at the graduate level. Increasingly, student-focused, research-intensive institutions are not only encouraging hands-on research in the laboratory and in the field at the undergraduate level but are also providing a wide range of experiential education opportunities, from independent and applied studies to co-operative education and work-integrated-learning placements, study abroad programs and groundbreaking, publishable research with faculty mentors. Bright, liberally-educated minds are our future – and they are putting theory into practice in laboratories and in the field across this great province.

The inaugural conference was hosted by MacEwan University in 2015 with the theme “Exploring Undergraduate Research.” Since then, URSCA has been successfully hosted by Kings University, Mount Royal University, University of Lethbridge and the University of Calgary. This year, the 6th annual URSCA conference was originally scheduled to return to MacEwan University. However, due to concerns over public gatherings during COVID-19, the conference was restructured as an on-line event and hosted by the University of Lethbridge. We acknowledge the collaborative efforts of all of the participating Alberta post-secondary institutions in making URSCA 2020 a successful experience for our undergraduate research students.

May 25-26, 2020

Registration Fee WAIVED | REGISTER HERE
Registration closes at midnight on Monday, May 11, 2020

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Contact:

Catharine Reader | catharine.reader@uleth.ca | (403) 382-7154 | ulethbridge.ca/artsci/6th-annual-undergraduate-research-science-conference-alberta-ursca