Dear Campus Community, We invite you to join us next week for the *2026 Annual Creative Collaborations Showcase* https://www.sandiego.edu/ugresearch/students/creative-collaborations.php for a fun and interactive event that celebrates undergraduate research and creative works at USD! Students will be presenting 2-minute lightning talks about their research and creative projects. The high-quality work reflects the intellectual curiosity of our undergraduate students, the outstanding abilities of the research mentors, as well as USD's commitment to academic excellence and experiential learning opportunities. There will be an opportunity for the audience to vote for their favorite presentations, ask questions during a Q&A session, and interact with the speakers after the talks are complete. This year, we will be organizing the *first-ever undergraduate research time capsule at USD*! On Thursday, April 30th, please bring something you would like to contribute to the time capsule whether it be an old notebook, scribbled notes, photos with your research group or mentor, or a letter for a future undergraduate researcher. There will be more opportunities to add to this ongoing project throughout the summer-research experience as well! Lunch and refreshments will be provided. This event is Career Readiness Point approved. When: April 28th and April 30th What time: 12:15 pm - 2:15 pm Where: Learning Commons Town Square Please help us promote this event by sharing this email/flier and--for faculty--announcing it in your classes. We hope to see you there! This event is open to all members of the campus community. For questions, please contact ugresearch@sandiego.edu. [image: CC 26 Flier (2).png] [image: undergrad research time capsule 2026.png] Please see below for the presentation schedule: *2026 Creative Collaborations Presentation Schedule:* Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Session 1 (12:15 - 1:15 pm) / Presenters #1 - #10 Presentation # Presenter(s) Faculty Mentor 1 Irianna Morales Steven Berkley 2 Tatum Mosley Kacie Miura 3 JB Barrientos Megan Groth 4 Sandra Santos Daniel Lopez-Perez 5 Daisy Morales-Zaragoza Daniel Lopez-Perez 6 Dimitra Protopapas Rae Anderson 7 Emma Mozalova Jena Hales 8 Yadira Dominguez Arietta Fleming-Davies 9 Chloe Howel Nadav Golschmied 10 Luke Blatney Steven Berkley Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Session 2 (1:15 - 2:15 pm) / Presenters #11 - #23 Presentation # Presenter(s) Faculty Mentor 11 Camille Van Bruaene Kathryn Statler 12 Madison Harkin Maura Giles-Watson 13 Jack DeVries Lark Stephenson Diaz 14 Eleanor Soininen Kobi Finestone 15 Carly Senteno Maura Giles-Watson 16 Gianna Eaton TJ Tallie 17 Agniya Seliuzhytskaya Marcel Sanchez-Prieto 18 Bre'Arra Long Evan Crawford 19 Cherishann Diamzon, Kaitlin Trauscht Susannah Stern 20 Alaya Chapa Adam Haberman 21 Daivion Terry Tim Clark 22 Franki Flores Tim Clark, Arturo Leon Sandoval 23 Samantha Luna Jena Hales Thursday, April 30, 2026 Session 1 (12:15 - 1:15 pm) / Presenters #24 - #35 Presentation # Presenter(s) Faculty Mentor 24 Vivien Papp Susan Lord 25 Caroline Nasiak, Eva Kaskak Satyan Devadoss 26 Bridget McFall Cawa Tran 27 Adrianna Galvan Rae Anderson 28 Judith Garcia Leon Tim Clark, Arturo Leon Sandoval 29 Geraldin Ramirez Velazquez Rae Anderson 30 Claire Sheerin, Yaron Guberman, Sophia Stark Nadav Goldschmied 31 Arianna Hhan Nadav Goldschmied 32 Briana Burton Andre Hutchinson, Ky Snyder 33 Christian Rincon, Anthony Romo Ted Dezen 34 Vera Maaskant Jena Hales 35 Josiah Lee, Nick Narloch, Samarah Azzi Jessica Bell, Ellis Bell Thursday, April 30, 2026 Session 2 (1:15 - 2:15 pm) / Presenters #36 - #48 Presentation # Presenter(s) Faculty Mentor 36 Brynn Gerty, Alyssa Robertson, Caroline Mahoney, Graviella Graves, Colette Patterson Susan Lord, John Alejandro 37 Michael Rosalia Jennifer Olsen, Sophia Krause-Levy 38 Sara Teferi Jennifer Olsen 39 Jonathan Martin Anthony Bell 40 Arlene Garcia Guzman Daniel Lopez-Perez 41 Isabella Reynolds Maria Plascencia 42 Abigail McDowell Joan Schellinger 43 Rebecca Albracht Joan Schellinger 44 Stella Osman David De Haan 45 Kate Flaherty, Rose Seaver, Turner Grubbs Marissa Forbes 46 Patrick Matthews Daniel Codd 47 Jacob Ramirez Daniel Codd 48 Makan Ahadian Maryam Keshtzari Cheers, Cawa Tran and Andrea Machado *The Office of Undergraduate Research* *Spring 2026 Office Hours:* *Thursday & Friday* *1:30 - 3:00 pm* *Maher Hall 252* *University of San Diego(619) 260-7840ugresearch@sandiego.edu * Check out our website here! https://www.sandiego.edu/ugresearch/ Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/usdour/