LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 4, 2014) — Today marks the second day of the 2014 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) taking place on the UK campus.  Nearly 4,000 students and mentors from across the country are here to present their research and creative endeavors.  The UK community is encouraged to attend the many poster, oral, performing and visual arts presentations, as well as other events happening as part of NCUR. 

Tonight, a concert by Lexington-based country band Sundy Best will take place at 9 p.m. at the Grand Reserve. A limited number of tickets are available to the UK community and may be purchased at the NCUR Registration Center in the Small Ballroom of the UK Student Center.  Tickets are $10 per person with a valid UK ID. 

Here is today's (Friday, April 4) schedule-at-a-glance:

•   8 – 11:30 a.m.: Graduate and Professional School Fair; Memorial Coliseum.

•   9 – 10 a.m.: SESSION 4 (poster, oral, performing and visual arts presentations). See full schedule (below) for location details.

•   10:30 – 11:30 a.m.: SESSION 5 (poster, oral, performing and visual arts presentations). See full schedule (below) for location details.

•   12:30 – 1:30 p.m.: SESSION 6 (poster presentations). See full schedule (below) for location details.

•   Noon – 6 p.m.: Career Gallery (new to NCUR 2014); Memorial Coliseum.

•   2 – 3 p.m.: Plenary #3 featuring Nikky Finney; Singletary Center Concert Hall.

•   3:30 – 4:30 p.m.: SESSION 7 (poster, oral, performing and visual arts presentations). See full schedule (below) for location details.

•   5 – 6 p.m.: SESSION 8 (poster, oral, performing and visual arts presentations). See full schedule (below) for location details.

•   9 – 11 p.m.: Sundy Best concert (ticketed event); Grand Reserve.

For the full schedule, visit www.cur.org/assets/1/7/NCUR_2014_Schedule_at_a_Glance.pdf.