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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ to host Three Minute Thesis graduate student competition

The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Graduate School will host its second annual Three Minute Thesis competition on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 4 p.m. in the Schaible Auditorium. A reception will follow the competition. The event will also be available online via Zoom and streamed live on the . 

Developed by the University of Queensland in Australia, 3MT competitions allow graduate students to share their work with a broad audience in three minutes or less using only a single PowerPoint slide. 3MT promotes students’ academic and professional communication skills and increases students' capacity to explain their scholarship while engaging and entertaining a general audience. Spectators can support ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ graduate students while learning about their research efforts. Spectators also can vote on the People’s Choice Award.

Presenters will compete for cash prizes and a chance to advance to the western regional Three Minute Thesis competition in March.

More information and a link to the Zoom event are available at the Graduate School’s Three Minute Thesis webpage.

ADDITIONAL CONTACT:  Alyssa Enriquez, amenriquez2@alaska.edu, 907-474-7464.

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