The Graduate School hosts its seventh annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Final Competition on Wednesday, Feb. 7, in the UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom, from 4 - 6 p.m. Competitors will describe their complex research in three minutes, using only one static slide, in front of a panel of judges and a live audience. 

The first-place winner will receive $1,500 in research funds and the opportunity to represent the university at the Western Association of Graduate Schools (WAGS) competition in early March 2024. The runner-up will receive $750 in research funds, and the People’s Choice winner will receive $500 in research funds.