Sociology student Meredith Van Natta has been selected as a Grad Slam finalist this year. She will be presenting her "three-minute thesis" at Mission Bay on Thursday, 3/22 (4:00-6:00pm).
https://graduate.ucsf.edu/news/2018-grad-slam-finalists
Come support Meredith at this fun event!
The Graduate Division has announced the finalists in the 2018 Grad Slam competition at UC San Francisco. The Grad Slam contest challenges PhD students to present a compelling presentation of their dissertation research in three minutes or less, using language that not only their peers – but also non-specialists – will understand. Since 2015, the competition has been held across all ten campuses of the University of California. The winner from each individual campus will go on to compete in the system-wide Grad Slam
What is it?
The annual Grad Slam competition at UCSF challenges graduate students to present a compelling presentation of their dissertation research in three minutes or less, using language that not only their peers but also non-specialists will understand. The intention of Grad Slam is not to dumb-down or trivialize research; rather, it is meant to incentivize students to clarify their ideas and to help others understand and appreciate the significance of their work.
Grad Slam Live Event
The next Grad Slam contest will culminate in an exciting live event, which will take place on Thursday, March 22, 2018, 4-6 p.m., at the UCSF Mission Bay campus in Genentech Hall Auditorium. This year, for the first time, the event will also be live-streamed to Parnassus (Med Sci, S-214) for those unable to attend at Mission Bay. Audiences in both locations will cast "people's choice" ballots. This event is a celebration not only of the finalists and contest winner, but also of graduate research at UCSF and of scientific enquiry. As 2014 finalist Laura Simpson said, "This is the closest thing UCSF has to a football game!"
Prizes
The student who wins this year's Grad Slam contest will be awarded a $3,000 cash prize. The runner-up will receive $1,500, and the "people's choice" winner $750. The winner of the 2018 Grad Slam competition at UCSF will also be invited to compete in the UC system-wide Grad Slam event.