The Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium (CAURS) is one of the largest annual undergraduate research conferences in the country, bringing together hundreds of undergraduate students in the Chicagoland area from all academic disciplines to present their research and explore work that is being done by other students. Through poster presentations, oral presentations, and roundtable discussions, attendees experience the impressive breadth and depth of research being conducted by their peers and network with other undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and representatives from industry and graduate and professional schools.

CAURS 2012

Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Chicago Hotel

Chicago, IL

March 3, 2012

The Inter-School Board would like to thank everyone who made the 2012 Symposium possible. Over 200 undergraduates in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, economics, humanities, and engineering, among others, and from nearly a dozen institutions attended the Symposium on March 3rd, 2012 at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Chicago Hotel at the Merchandise Mart. Many faculty members, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows from our participating and affiliate institutions generously donated their time to judge student poster and oral presentations. In addition, industry, professional society, and graduate/professional school representatives gave student attendees the opportunity to ask questions and explore future career paths. For additional information on this year's Symposium, please visit the Conference Proceedings, award winners, and Picassa image gallery. If you are interested in participating in next year's Symposium, please check back in the summer or contact an Inter-School Board Member for more information. Registration for CAURS 2013 opens November 15th, 2012.