10 finalists + 3 minutes 1 triumphant finish!
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3Mt™ event experiments with the art of Persuasion
a few heart-stopping minutes on March 29, 10 finalists had to pitch years’ worth of
doctoral research in three minutes flat at the university of georgia’s first Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) event. the finalists, culled from a field of nearly 40 doctoral students, vied for top honors and cash prizes at the research communication competition. the finalists practiced while at traffic lights and over yogurt cones with families. they practiced so often and so exhaustively that one reported watching eyes “glazing over” as she honed her presentation, aided only by a single static slide, to 180 seconds. for the nearly 75 audience members gathered at the ecology auditorium for the tension-filled event, it was a time for cheering and rooting for their favorites as each took the stage. at the end, only three would take home prizes. april l. conway won first place and $500, and elizabeth gleim won $250 as runner up. Samarchith P. kurup won the People’s choice award.
here’s what the finalists shared afterward. 26
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