Welcome and thank you for attending the 9th annual Diversity Research Showcase (DRS) for MSU undergraduate students! The DRS provides students with the space to discuss their diversity research with peers, faculty, and staff in a supportive and constructive atmosphere. Topics span cultural, racial, ethnic, functional, gender, international, LGBTQIA2S+ and political diversity.

Schedule of Events

• Poster Presentations | January 20-23 (Asynchronous)
• Networking Reception and Optional Poster Presentations | 1:30-2:00 p.m. (Campbell Hall 115)
• Oral Presentations (Block A) | 2:05-2:50 p.m. (Various)
• Oral Presentations (Block B) | 3:00-3:45 p.m. (Various)
• Reception / Break for Judging | 3:45-4:15 p.m. | Campbell Hall 111/174
• Awards Ceremony | 4:15-4:45 p.m. (Campbell Hall 111/174)

Questions and comments on each presentation are encouraged! Please remember our commitment to advancing a culture of respect at MSU, and that you uphold our values for advancing student learning and success.

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Provisional Land Acknowledgement 

We collectively acknowledge that Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. In particular, the University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. We recognize, support, and advocate for the sovereignty of Michigan’s twelve federally-recognized Indian nations, for historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, for Indigenous individuals and communities who live here now, and for those who were forcibly removed from their Homelands. By offering this Land Acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty and will work to hold Michigan State University more accountable to the needs of American Indian and Indigenous peoples.

2026 Diversity Research Showcase Sponsors

• The Honors College
• Broad College of Business
• College of Agriculture & Natural Resources in partnership with AgBio Research & MSU Extension
• MSU Libraries
• Office for Inclusive Excellence & Impact
• College of Communication Arts & Sciences
• College of Education
• Student Life & Engagement
• Undergraduate Research Office

Please note: Visitors under 13 years of age must receive parental consent prior to registering for access to comment function or participation in live sessions.