Penn State Lehigh Valley hosts its annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. April 4, Room 135, Center Valley campus. An awards presentation follows at 1:30 p.m. The symposium is free and open to the public.

Eric Stephen Boyd, assistant research professor, Montana State University, is keynote speaker. His presentation, "Yellowstone through Space and Time: A Guided Tour through the Evolution of Life," is sponsored by the Penn State Faculty Invitational Lecture Series.

Academic research projects fall under one of two judging categories: Arts and Humanities (including behavioral science such as business studies and economics) and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).

Students who win at the local level will be invited to compete in the Third Annual Penn State Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 18, Penn State Hazleton.