Inaugural 3-Minute Research competition provides students unique opportunity
March 23, 2026
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The College of Family and Consumer Sciences hosted the inaugural 3MR (3-Minute Research) competition on Friday, March 20.

The event provided FACS graduate students the opportunity to present their research clearly and effectively to a non-specialist audience in three minutes using just a single slide.

Human development and family science student Katie Harmeyer was the overall winner. Nutritional sciences student Lauren Suiter was the runner-up and HDFS student Tracy Cui received the People's Choice Award.

Guest judges were Kelly Girtz, mayor, Athens-Clarke County Unified Government; Anna Morris, FACS Alumni Board president; and Chris King, UGA interim Vice-President for Research

Nic Laconico, UGA Director of Industry and Foundation Initiatives, served as master of ceremonies.


 

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