CHHS Research Day FAQs

CHHS Research Day, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, will be held in the Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom. The day will consist of a morning poster show, a keynote speaker, and faculty lightning talks. The day will conclude with an awards ceremony.

2025 CHHS Research Day – March 11, 2025

The schedule is noted below.

• 9:30-11:30 a.m. | Poster Show – 1 Session
  • poster show presenters sign-up required (registration is closed)
  • poster show judges sign-up required
  • poster show guests-no sign-up required
• 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Lunch and Keynote Address
  • lunch/keynote sign-up required (registration is closed)
• 1 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | Break
• 1:15-2:45 p.m. | Lightning Talks
• 2:45-3 p.m. | Break
• 3-3:30 p.m. | Awards Ceremony

CHHS Research Day is an annual event created to showcase the variety and quality of research and creative scholarship by our students, faculty, and staff. CHHS Research Day 2025 will take place on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 in the Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom.

Yes. This is an in-person event and we will be following all University public health guidelines at the time.

If you’re an undergraduate student, graduate student, post-doctoral fellow, faculty member, or staff member in a degree program within the College of Health and Human Sciences, or a student in another degree program who is working with a research mentor in the College of Health and Human Science, you’re eligible to participate!

Poster registrations must be submitted no later than Friday, February 21, 2025.

Poster registrations included the title of the poster and an abstract of up to 1500 characters (approximately 250 words). Research posters will be displayed March 11 at the Poster Session.

You may enter research posters that you have already presented or are planning to present at academic conferences or events, such as the CSU Grad Showcase, the Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity Showcase (CURC), or the Multicultural Undergraduate Research Art and Leadership Symposium (MURALS).

Register for CHHS 2025 Research Day!

Your submission should include a project title (limit of 10 words) and a project description/abstract. The project description/abstract should be clear, and concise (limit of 1500 characters – approximately 250 words). It should include the following: purpose, procedure/description, results/outcomes, and implications/future directions.

Only one author name can be on the Research Day submission. While we realize research occurs as part of a team with mentors and collaborators, CHHS Research Day will recognize the individual effort of the presenting author. Additional authors and collaborators can be submitted on the submission form and can be noted on the research poster. Please note that only the presenting author’s name will be on the award certificate if one is given.

Each participant will create a poster detailing their research or creative scholarship. Faculty, staff, and students may download branded poster templates.

Students, faculty, and staff can print posters in the College computer labs at a reasonable cost but must have a PaperCut account to do so. See our student computer lab web pages for locations and information on staffed hours. Lab operators are available to help with printing. It is best to create your poster in a PowerPoint, save as a PDF, and then print.

You can also print your poster on campus in the Morgan Library. Instructions on how to print a poster at the Morgan Library are available on the CSU Library website.

The dimensions for the posters are either 4’x3’ or 3’x4’ (the provided frames will accommodate either size). Please be sure that your poster does not exceed these dimensions.

Faculty, staff, and students may download branded Research Poster Templates.

• STEP 1: Check in at Lory Student Center, Ballrooms A-B, between 8:30 and 9:15 a.m. on March 11, 2025.  There will be one Poster Session.
• STEP 2: Once checked in, proceed directly to your assigned, numbered poster board and hang up your poster.  We will have pushpins for your use.  Please bring other items you need for your presentation.
• You are encouraged to stay at your presentation for your full assigned session time.
• At least two judges will be stopping by your poster. Judges represent a variety of disciplines and will include CHHS and CSU staff, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, and alumni. In the spirit of interdisciplinary collaboration, judging assignments are made on a random basis, so those judging your submission most likely will be outside of your field.
• Please be prepared to explain the significance and important ideas of your work to people outside of your field, being careful of the professional jargon that you use. Remember that the judges may be on a tight schedule and unable to stay at your poster for very long. Be respectful of their time, keeping your discussion to no more than 3 minutes. Although judges are not required to have follow-up conversations with each presenter, in many cases they may have questions. It is imperative that you are prepared to explain your project to people who do not have a background in your area of research.
• Keep your poster up until 4 p.m. We want guests who can’t attend the Poster Session to be able to read about the research in our College.
• Your poster must be taken down between 4-4:30 p.m.  Posters left after that time will be discarded.

CHHS Research Day, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, will be held in the Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom.  This event is open to all, though registration is required for the Lunch/Keynote Address.

The day will consist of a morning poster show, a keynote speaker (sign-up required), and faculty lightning talks. The day will conclude with an awards ceremony.

The schedule is noted below.

• 9:30-11:30 a.m. | Poster Show – 1 Session
  • poster show presenters sign-up required
  • poster show judges sign-up required
  • poster show guests-no sign-up required
• 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Lunch and Keynote Address
  • lunch/keynote sign-up required (registration is closed)
• 1 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | Break
• 1:15-2:45 p.m. | Lightning Talks
• 2:45-3 p.m. |  Break
• 3-3:30 p.m. | Awards Ceremony

Yes, awards will be given in the various categories. Your poster will be judged during the poster session.  Awards are announced and presented at the reception and awards ceremony.

Awards will be given in the following areas:

• Applied Science
• Basic Science
• Behavioral and Social Science
• Clinical and Translational Science
• Community Engaged Scholarship
• Creative Artistry/Scholarship
• Equity and Social Justice
• Public Health
• Science of Teaching and Learning

Judges represent a variety of disciplines and will include CHHS and CSU faculty and staff, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and alumni. In the spirit of interdisciplinary collaboration, judging assignments are made on a random basis, so this means those judging your submission most likely will be outside of your field.  Research Day presenters are not eligible to judge.

Sign up to Judge at the 2025 CHHS Research Day!

Judges need to bring a smart phone or personal device to access the judging app and assignments.  Upon arrival at Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom, check in at the JUDGES table.  For each poster a judge is assigned, there is an e-rating sheet (rubric) that considers the following categories: Background and/or Context, Purpose, Design, Results/Outcomes, Conclusions, Impact, Layout and Visual Impression, and Oral Presentation.

For the Oral Presentation, the judges will listen to your 3-minute presentation. The criteria for judging a project will include how well you can explain your submission to the judge. Given it is likely these individuals are outside your field of study, you will need to prepare a 3-minute talk that explains your project to a lay audience.

Please be prepared to explain the significance and important ideas of your work to people outside of your field, being careful of the professional jargon that you use. It is imperative that you explain your project to people who do not have a background in your area of research.

Please remember that the judges most likely are on a tight schedule and may not be able to stay at your poster for very long. Be respectful of their time, keeping your discussion to no more than 3 minutes. Although judges are not required to have follow-up conversations with each presenter, in many cases they may have questions. It is imperative that you are prepared to explain your project to people who do not have a background in your area of research.

You can see examples of 3-minute talks from CSU’s Vice President for Research Fellowship Cohort awardees. This should provide a good overview of how you might approach putting together your 3-minute explanation of your work for the CHHS Research Day.

You can also see examples of award-winning, 3-minute talks and posters on the platform for the 2020 virtual Grad Show. Go to the SOURCE story and click on any of the award winners’ names.

Unfortunately we are unable to provide individual feedback from the judges. We encourage you to meet with your adviser, committee members, and/or other faculty members in your program to get their feedback on your project. They are really the experts on how to improve your scholarship.

There will be space (poster boards) to hang your research poster or creative scholarship project. Pushpins will be provided. All other materials you should arrange to bring on your own.  There are no electrical outlets available.

No, you may submit multiple entries (only one presenter/author is named on each entry form).  Please note there is only one poster session.

We encourage you to contact your professor and let them know that you are participating in the collegewide CHHS Research Day event. You will need to discuss this directly with your professor in order to determine what is feasible.

Please direct questions to Lee Nagle at lee.nagle@colostate.edu.