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Three Minute Thesis graduate student participants

Fall 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) participants (left to right): Carlene Brown (second place), Rowen Thomas (first place), Lydia Mayo (third place), Ashley Coburn and Stephen Vaughan (on computer screen).

First place Hutchinson-Lahman Award winners: Sarah Jackson and Abigail Lister.

Fall 2024 first place Hutchinson-Lahman Award winners: Sarah Jackson and Abigail Lister. 

Second place Hutchinson-Lahman Award winner: Jenny Footle.

Fall 2024 second place Hutchinson-Lahman Award winner: Jenny Footle (left, with Jeri-Anne Lyons, Ph.D.).

Showcasing Graduate Research at UNC

Graduate Research Symposium combines Graduate Research Evening and the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition.

The fall 2024 Graduate Research Symposium was held on Tuesday, Dec. 10, in the University Center and Campus Commons. The schedule was:

  • 4-4:45 p.m. Symposium speakers: Matthew Farber, Ed.D., and William Merchant, Ph.D.
  • 5-6 p.m. Oral Presentations Session 1
  • 6-7 p.m. Oral Presentations Session 2
  • 5-7 p.m. Poster Presentations
  • 7:15-8:30 p.m. 3MT® Competition

Graduate Research Evening provides graduate students from across the university the opportunity to present their research projects. Participating graduate students are also eligible for the Hutchinson-Lahman Research Award.

The Three Minute Thesis is a professional development competition that spotlights the dissertation or thesis projects of doctoral or master's students at UNC. Students completing a dissertation or thesis in any UNC doctoral or master’s program are eligible to submit a 3MT® proposal. For more information, contact Dawn Miller (dawn.miller@parkviewhousebb.com), GA for Graduate Student Engagement. 


Graduate Research Symposium Programs