Workshops and Research Skills | URECA | Stony Brook University

Workshop Series

URECA collaborates with the Career Center on the Conquer Your Research Journey Series

Navigating Faculty Connections for Research Exploration
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 | 12:30–1:30 PM
Union, Room 11-43
Mastering Scientific Literature and Identifying Resources
Monday, October 5, 2026 | 12:30–1:30 PM
Frank Melville Memorial Library, Central Reading Room, Lab A
Unleashing Your Potential with Undergraduate Research
Monday, October 26, 2026 | 12:30–1:30 PM
Frank Melville Memorial Library, North Reading Room
This event will also be offered in a hybrid format. The Zoom link is included in the Handshake event link.
Unraveling Fellowships for a Brighter Future
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 | 12:30–1:30 PM
Charles B. Wang Center, Meeting Room 101

Other Opportunities

Giving A Presentation/Talk

*Talk to members of your lab for tips on putting together a poster (styles may vary). Here are some useful links/tutorials on the subject:

Betterposters Tips
Poster Templates
NC State U: Creating Effective Poster Presentations
U. of Pittsburgh Natural Sci.Undergraduate Research, "Guidelines for Poster Preparation"
Designing Conference Posters

Please consult your faculty mentor about poster printing options in your department. You may wish to use the poster printing services at the Institute for STEM Education (in Life Sciences).

Oral Presentation Tips (University of Virginia)

U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill- Writing Center- on writing Abstracts

Consult classic works such as Edward Tufte's Envisioning Information and/or The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (Graphics Press). Also recommended, Scientific Papers and Presentations by Martha Davis (Academic Press, 1997); Scientific Papers and Presentations by Michael Alley (Springer Science, 2003); and The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science by Scott Montgomery (University of Chicago Press, 2003).