• The Storrs Exhibition will include three presentation sessions:
  • Session 1: Wednesday, April 15th, 2:00-3:30pm
  • Session 2: Wednesday, April 15th, 4:00-5:30pm
  • Session 3: Wednesday, April 15th, 6:00-7:30pm
• Instructions for Storrs Exhibition presenters
  • Session 1 Instructions (coming soon)
  • Session 2 Instructions (coming soon)
  • Session 3 Instructions (coming soon)
• The 2026 Mentorship Excellence Awards will be presented at a University-wide awards ceremony on May 1, 2026.
• Handouts about Preparing Your Poster (PDF) and Preparing Yourself for a Poster Presentation (PDF)
• All presentations will be set up on poster boards in the Student Union Ballroom (SU 330/331). Poster space is a 46 inch (vertical) by 70 inch (horizontal) display. There is additional space (approximately 24 inches high) below the poster stand if extra space is needed. The poster boards will be covered with navy blue paper as a background for your display. We will provide pins and staplers for you to mount your posters. Photos from past events illustrate how different students have made use of the available display space.
• As a Frontiers participant you will be representing the University of Connecticut. It is expected that you respect that privilege and dress in professional attire for your presentation.
• You agree to remove your work at the conclusion of your presentation session, and not before. The Office of Undergraduate Research cannot keep any posters for students, so if you cannot be there to remove your own work, please have someone remove it for you or it will be thrown out.
• Poster templates are available from UConn Brand Standards (open the UConn Research Poster Templates folder). Check with your faculty advisor as individual departments often have specific templates they prefer. You can download official UConn logos here.
• The Office of Undergraduate Research is not able to fund the cost of poster printing for student presenters.
• You can get your poster printed at the UConn Document Production Center, located on Discovery Drive near Parking Services. You should plan to speak with them early about poster size and paper options, finishings, and accepted file types.

Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) staff will also be available at the following times to answer Frontiers questions (both general and poster preparation):

• Thursday, March 26, 1:00-2:00pm - via WebEx
• Monday, March 30, 2:00-3:00pm - via WebEx
• Tuesday, March 31, 3:00-4:00pm - Rowe 110
• Thursday, April 2, 11:00am-12:00pm - Rowe 110

• The university community and general public are welcome at Frontiers! The audience typically includes undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, staff, alumni, family, and friends of student presenters.
• The Storrs Exhibition will be held on Wednesday, April 15, and will run in multiple sessions at the times listed below. You may arrive and leave at any time, staying to talk with as many or as few presenters as you wish.
  • Session 1: Wednesday, April 15th, 2:00-3:30pm
  • Session 2: Wednesday, April 15th, 4:00-5:30pm
  • Session 3: Wednesday, April 15th, 6:00-7:30pm
• The exhibition is held in the Student Union Ballroom (3rd floor, Rooms 330/331, SU on Storrs campus maps). The North Parking Garage (NPRK) and South Parking Garage (SPRK) are approximately equidistant from the Student Union; both offer guest parking paid via app.
• If you require an accommodation in order to participate in this event (e.g., interpreting services), please contact the Office of Undergraduate Research at 860-486-7939 or our@uconn.edu by April 3, 2026.

Frontiers 2026 Storrs Exhibition Program (available on April 15, 2026)

• The Waterbury Exhibition will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 in the Waterbury Main Building Multipurpose Room (MPR) 119 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm.
• Instructions for Waterbury Exhibition Confirmed Presenters (coming in March after submission form closes) 
• Handouts about Preparing Your Poster (PDF) and Preparing Yourself for a Poster Presentation (PDF)
• This exhibition will include short oral presentations from 12:00-1:00pm and a printed poster exhibition from 1:00-2:00pm. Students will have the option to indicate if they would like to present in a short oral presentation, a printed poster format, or both, when they fill out the submission form. Students will receive confirmation of their presentation format in mid-March after the submission form closes.
  • If you present in an oral presentation format, you can prepare slides or a poster to show on the screen during your presentation. Details about the length of time allotted for your presentation will be distributed after March 16th when the submission form closes.
  • If you present in a printed poster format, you will need to finalize your poster for printing by April 6th (firm deadline). Cost of poster printing will be covered for students unless cost is provided by another source. For the printing, you will submit your poster as a PDF via this form once completed: Poster Printing Submission Form.  
    • Notes on formatting: Poster must be created as 36 inches (height) x 48 inches (width) - in PowerPoint, go to “Design” and then “Slide size” and then “Custom Slide Size” to change the dimensions to 36 inches by 48 inches or use the poster templates here (go to “File”, “Create a copy”, “Download a copy” to create a version that you can edit) from UConn Brand Standards. Check with your faculty advisor as individual departments often have specific templates they prefer. You can download official UConn logos here including departmental and UConn Waterbury logos.  

UConn Waterbury staff will be available to support students with poster creation and presentation questions.

• Tuesday, March 24th, 11:00am-2:00pm, Library Conference room (123F)
• Wednesday, April 1st, 11:00am-2:00pm, Library Conference room (123F)

Enrichment Programs staff will also be available at the following times to answer Frontiers questions (both general and poster preparation):

• Thursday, March 26th, 1:00-2:00pm - via WebEx
• Monday, March 30th, 2:00-3:00pm - via WebEx

• Presentations will take place on Tuesday, April 14th from 12pm - 2pm in the Waterbury Main Building Multipurpose Room (MPR) 119. You may arrive and leave at any time, staying to listen to as many or as few presenters as you wish.
• Parking Information:  
  • UConn Waterbury Parking Garage - This garage is UConn Waterbury's primary parking. It is attached to the Main Building. To get there, navigate to 55 North Elm Street. "Pay By Phone" parking is available.  
  • Scovill Street Parking Garage - This is a public parking garage. It is located across from UConn Waterbury's Main Building and behind the Rectory building. To get there, navigate to 33 Scovill Street. 
• If you require an accommodation in order to participate in this event (e.g., interpreting services), please contact the Office of Undergraduate Research at 860-486-7939 or our@uconn.edu by April 3, 2026. 

• The Stamford Exhibition will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 in UConn Stamford Gen Re Auditorium, DWTN 109, from 4-6pm.  
• Instructions for Confirmed Presenters coming in March (after submission form closes)
• Your poster will be displayed electronically in the Gen Re Auditorium, DWTN 109 (not printed) during your short presentation at the event. Please do not print your poster for this event.
• Poster templates that will work well displayed on the screen in DWTN 109 are available from UConn Brand Standards (UConn Research Poster Templates folder). Check with your faculty advisor as individual departments often have specific templates they prefer. You can download official UConn logos here including departmental and UConn Stamford logos. We do not recommend changing the text size to any smaller than what is included on the templates. See more tips here: Preparing Your Poster.pdf 
  • Your poster must be sent to stamfordenrichment@uconn.edu as an attachment in PPT/PPTX and/or JPG file format by Tuesday, April 14 at 11:59pm.
• Your presentation of your poster will be a short summary of your project, designed for a general audience (timeslot will be confirmed via email). More details about the maximum length of your short presentation will be shared after March 16, when the submission form closes. For now, please see Preparing Yourself for a Poster Presentation for overall tips for presenting your work in a poster exhibition.

Enrichment Programs staff will be available to answer questions specific to the Stamford in-person event and electronic poster creation at the following times. Join to ask a question or just bounce ideas around with others:

• Wednesday, April 8, 9:00-10:00am, via WebEx or in-person in DWTN 219
• Thursday, April 9, 2:00-3:00pm, via WebEx or in-person in DWTN 219
• Monday, April 13, 11:00am- 12:00pm, via WebEX

Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) staff will also be available at the following times to answer Frontiers questions (both general and poster preparation):

• Thursday, March 26, 1:00-2:00pm - via WebEx
• Monday, March 30, 2:00-3:00pm - via WebEx

• Presentations will take place from 4:00-6:00pm. You may arrive and leave at any time, staying to listen to as many or as few presenters as you wish. We encourage you to stay for all the presenters to show your support and get a chance to talk to them about their project!
• The exhibition will be held in the Gen Re Auditorium (DWTN 109) of the downtown UConn Stamford Building. This is on the first floor, past the Welcome Desk.
• “Pay by Phone” parking is available at the 1194 Washington Boulevard UConn Stamford surface lot.
• If you require an accommodation in order to participate in this event (e.g., interpreting services), please contact the Office of Undergraduate Research at 860-486-7939 or our@uconn.edu by Friday, April 10, 2026.

Frontiers 2026 - Stamford Exhibition Program (coming in April 2026)

You may find the following resources helpful as you prepare your virtual Frontiers presentation:

• Preparing Your Poster
• Preparing Your Video Presentation
• Recording and Captioning Your Video Presentation - We recommend using WebEx or PowerPoint to record your video presentation. We recommend limiting your slides to no more than 3-5 slides for a 2-3 minute video. Focus on highlights of your project and consider selecting visual elements and/or excerpts from your poster. Keep in mind that you may record only yourself speaking, a combination of yourself speaking and visual content, or visual content with your voice only.
  • Video example by former Peer Research Ambassador Lily Zhong
  • Video example by former Peer Research Ambassador Pavitra Makarla (4-minute research presentation + 1 minute of presentation tips!)

OUR staff will also be available to answer questions and provide assistance on WebEx at the following times:

• Thursday, March 26, 1:00-2:00pm - via WebEx
• Monday, March 30, 2:00-3:00pm - via WebEx
• Tuesday, March 31, 3:00-4:00pm - Rowe 110
• Thursday, April 2, 11:00am-12:00pm - Rowe 110
• Additional times TBD