Nov. 13, 2025

Join the UNLV Interdisciplinary Research Symposium 2025-2026

📅 Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | 8am-4pm

📍 Student Union Ballroom A/B/C

☕ Light breakfast and lunch provided

🔗 Register Now — Registration closes December 19, 2025

Collaborate. Innovate. Accelerate.

The UNLV Interdisciplinary Research Symposium brings together faculty, staff, and students from across the university to explore the power of collaboration.

Join the Division of Research for a day of interactive sessions, lightning talks, and networking designed to:

  • Build knowledge and capacity for interdisciplinary projects
  • Foster collaboration across research and scholarship
  • Strengthen skills in seeking and securing funding
  • Learn from colleagues’ innovative research
  • Participate in the President’s Interdisciplinary Research Accelerator Challenge
Program Highlights

8 - 9AM: Check-in, Light Breakfast, Welcome Remarks

9 - 11AM: Capacity-Building Sessions - Gain practical tools and insights from experienced interdisciplinary researchers:

  • Let’s Brainstorm: Identifying solutions to support interdisciplinary research. Hosts: Maxim Gakh & Courtney Coughenour
  • From Vision to Action: Tools and strategies for collaborative research management. Hosts: Monika Neda & Jaci Batista
  • Solving Complex Problems through Collaboration: Lessons from UNLV’s Statistical Transparency of Policing (STOP) Project. Hosts: Darin Mains & Deborah Kuhls
  • Harmony is Overrated: Insights from Team Science and Interdisciplinary Experience. Host: Stefani Relles

11 - 11:30AM: Quickfire Presentations - Hear from five teams representing diverse interdisciplinary projects in rapid-fire 5-minute presentations.

11:30AM - 12:30PM: Lunch & Resource Fair

12:30 - 2PM: President's Interdisciplinary Research Accelerator Challenge - Watch finalist teams pitch their ideas for the chance to work with national research development firm McAllister & Quinn on funding proposal development. Remarks: Interim President Heavey

2:30 - 4PM: Poster Session: Showcasing Interdisciplinary Excellence - Explore innovative projects from across campus. Engage directly with presenters, exchange ideas, and discover potential collaborators in a dynamic, interactive setting.