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For the second year running, the annual (GRC) was held virtually, with some exciting updates.

The has expanded to reflect the variety of research and scholarship that is showcased during Graduate Student Appreciation Week, which occurred this year April 19-23. While the website includes the traditional oral and poster presentations that have been hallmarks for the GRC, it now also contains a section with videos from the 2021 competition.听

鈥淐ollectively, these efforts represent countless hours of lab and field research of [graduate] students, who also overcame the challenges of working during a pandemic鈥攁nd that is a tall order, indeed,鈥� says university president Jim Dean in his welcome video. 鈥淎nd the results are remarkable鈥攖hese presentations address some of the biggest questions in science and society and offer innovative solutions to real world problems.鈥�

The GRC saw a total of 100 participants spanning across Durham, Manchester, and online campuses. As of last week, the web platform reached over 5,000 hits.

For event organizers Jovana Milosavljevic-Ardeljan and Caroline Kanaskie, the increased participation across campuses presents a significant cause to continue holding the GRC online, in addition to the original in-person poster and oral sessions.

鈥淲e will definitely be keeping the online platform,鈥� says Milosavljevic-Ardeljan. 鈥淲e love to see students beyond Durham participate鈥攅specially online students. Plus, all participants can widely share their presentations with family, friends, on social media, as well as link them on a CV or website.鈥�

鈥淭he website has allowed us to essentially build an archive of graduate research,鈥� Kanaskie adds. 鈥淪o much amazing scholarship happens at 易胜博官网, and we want to be able to access all of that in one place.鈥�

For Medini Weerasighe, a doctoral student in biology who had a top-viewed oral presentation, the online platform challenged her to minimize scientific jargon, as she would not be available to answer questions on the spot like at an in-person conference. She then shared her presentation far and wide.

鈥淚 spread the word about my work to a lot of people. I told my friends both here and back in my country, Sri Lanka,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 think social media also helped to ask other people to watch my work. [鈥�] I took the full benefit of being able to present my work on an online platform!鈥�

As is tradition, two graduate student participants received a听, which recognizes exemplary STEM education and outreach presented at the GRC. The oral presentation winner was Jordan Bader, a PhD student in , and the poster presentation winner was Michael Routhier, a PhD student in .

In addition to graduate students, this year鈥檚 GRC also featured trainees from (NH-ME LEND).

鈥淟END trainees complete Capstone Projects in disability-related field placements across NH and Maine and the GRC provides an important forum for sharing this important work,鈥� said Betsy Humphreys, director of NH-ME LEND. 鈥淭he event is also attended by many of our community partners in the disability community and is a nice way to thank them for their participation.鈥�

The GRC was made possible by donors who gave to the Graduate School during the听603 challenge. In addition to event organizers Milosavljevic-Ardeljan and Kanaskie, the event鈥檚 success is owed to Michael Routhier, Information Technologist Manager in the听, who created the online platform and helped manage it throughout the event.

You can view all GRC presentations in听, as well as those highlighted in this story below.

Leitzel Center Awardees

• 鈥溾�� by Michael Routhier (PhD NRESS) and Catherine Overson, Michael Handwork, Shani Scarponi, Gregg Moore, and Barrett Rock
• 鈥溾�� by Jordan Bader (PhD Biology) and Melissa Aikens, Kelsey Ahearn, Beverly Allen, Diya Anand, and Andrew Coppens

Top Viewed Presentations

• 鈥溾�� by Medini Weerasighe (PhD Biology) and Subhash C. Minocha, Rakesh Minocha, Stephanie Long, Maegan A. Gagne, and Sanchari Kundu
• 鈥溾�� by Bryan Patriquin (Masters in Public Health)
• 鈥溾�� by Purnya Awasthi (MS Computer Science)
• 鈥�鈥� by Sindhu Chellappa (MS Computer Science)