Share Your Work | Penn CURF

How can I share my work?

CURF runs several annual events such as the Spring Poster Symposium and the Fall Research Expo to celebrate the amazing accomplishments and discoveries of Penn’s undergraduates. Please sign up for the CURF newsletter to learn about deadlines for submitting to our events. You can also submit your work for publication in undergraduate research journals.
The library has many useful guides on creating posters:

If you’d like help brushing up on your public speaking or presentation skills, the Communication within the Curriculum program(link is external) is here for you.

Fall Research Expo

Over 300 Penn student researchers display posters of their projects conducted with faculty from all 12 schools!

Spring Research Symposium

The Spring Research Symposium features oral presentations and a more intimate poster session, showcasing the work done by students over the Fall semester. All students are welcome to apply. Please sign up for the CURF newsletter for deadlines on applications.

Undergraduate Research Journals

Share what you’ve discovered or created! Consider publishing your work in one of the many Penn-based undergraduate journals. The Undergraduate Research Commons (link is external)provides an extensive index of undergraduate publishing outlets.

If you have written a senior thesis, you can submit it to Scholarly Commons(link is external), a service of Penn’s libraries providing free access to the scholarly output of the university. Below is a list of some popular undergraduate research journals:

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