Lightning Talks
Office of Research Services will host its third year of Lightning Talks as part of 2024 Research and Scholarship Week. This event will be held in person on Tuesday, April 2 at the School of Public Health. School of Public Health students at all levels are encouraged to present on your research or scholarship activity.
2024 Lightning Talks Theme: Significance of Research and Scholarship
For the first time, Lightning Talks this year will have a theme. As part of presentations, students will be asked to share about the significance of their research or scholarship to themselves as individuals, their communities, and/or their field.
2024 Lightning Talks Recording
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What are Lightning Talks?
Lightning Talks are rapid style presentations. Each student will have up to seven minutes to present up to 10 power point slides on their research or scholarship activity in the School of Public Health. In that time, students will share broadly about their research project and the significance of it. After the presentations, the audience will vote for the winner(s) of the Outstanding Lightning Talks Award.
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When and where will the event take place?
Lightning Talks will be on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at the UIC School of Public Health, Room 160. Presenters must attend in person. Audience members are encouraged to attend in person also, but there is a Zoom option available.
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Who can present and attend Lightning Talks?
All UIC Public Health students (bachelor, master, and doctoral) are invited to present. All are welcome to attend the event – SPH students, faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as the larger UIC community, public health community, and community partners.
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What should be the topic of a Lightning Talk?
Students can present on their research, projects, or other activities carried out in the School of Public Health including thesis/dissertation research, applied practice experience, analyses of public health policies/procedures, etc. Lightning talks must also address the 2024 Lightning Talks Theme: Significance of Research and Scholarship by answering the question: Why does your research matter research to you, your community, and/or your discipline?
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Lightning Talks Archive
Click here to view Lightning Talks from previous years!
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Lightning Talks FAQs
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- Is the SPH Lighting Talk template a requirement for submission? The SPH Lightning Talk template is not a required format. The template is in the required slide size and has the required UIC logo on the slides. Students are encouraged to edit and optimize the provided template.
- If the project has multiple people working on it, can the co-authors also speak during the talk, or is it only the primary author who can speak?Group presentations are allowed with the same 5–7-minute time limit.
- Is there a limit to the number of slides allowed to each PowerPoint presentation? There is no limit on the number of slides if presentations are within the 5–7-minute time frame.
- What happens if the presentation goes over the 5–7-minute time limit? Presentations will be cut off at the 7-minute mark to ensure all presenters receive an equal opportunity.
- I am unable to attend the Lightning Talks. Is it possible to watch a recording of the event? The Zoom recording will be available for public access on the website once the event has concluded.
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If you have questions or want to find out more about the event, please reach out to sph-research@uic.edu.