Undergraduate Research Day (URD) is a blue-ribbon event that will be held on March 31, 2012 at the University of Oklahoma.  This one-day conference hosted by the Honors College showcases outstanding undergraduate research and creative activity for an audience of other students, faculty, and parents.  All students doing research are invited to submit an application to present. 
  2012 Application now available

http://www.ou.edu/honors/SRPD.html

At The University of Oklahoma we teach students, produce research & creative activity, and provide service for our state, country and to the world. At its best a research university uses the process of doing research and creative activity to teach its students how to transform the world.

This site showcases current OU undergraduate students as they begin to transform the world of tomorrow.  Many have already published or performed their work and are already engaged at a global level.

To view the collection of OU undergraduate research student profiles, click on a student in the gallery, to the left, or select a college or major.

We hope it inspires all our students and prospective students to set the bar high; with their vision, leadership, and energy, these students will create the world of tomorrow. The University of Oklahoma is a nationally recognized research university; that means that the State of Oklahoma gives us three missions:

1) We produce research & creative activity. In 2009-2010, OU had over 277 million dollars in research expenditures.

2) We teach students, and assist them in earning academic degrees. In 2009-2010, more than 6,500 students earned an OU degree.

3) We provide service for our state, country and to the world.

While our faculty wear 3 “hats” and have 3 “jobs”, these jobs overlap.  At its best a research university uses the process of doing research and creative activity to teach its students how to transform the world.

We hope you choose to attend OU in part because it is a research University.  You should be proud that your faculty help create new knowledge and new ways of understanding the world.   Since you are attending a research university, take advantage of opportunities to engage in research & creative opportunities with your faculty.