Voting is now open for the Texas Student Research Showdown! You can now view 15 short videos made by UT undergraduates to explain their research to a general audience. From movie trailer to time-lapse, animation to idea pitch, these videos bring alive the student research happening in all disciplines across campus. Only currently enrolled UT undergraduates can vote on their favorite entries, and the researchers with the top videos will go on to compete for $2,500 in a TED-style talk showdown to an audience and judging panel on Nov. 12 in Avaya Auditorium.

The videos are viewable on the Showdown website, and on the online voting form itself. Students can vote for as many videos as they want, but each student can only submit the voting form once—multiple submissions will be rejected. Students will need to provide an EID to verify student status, but otherwise the vote is anonymous. Voting runs through Oct. 21.

Please spread the word to anyone with an interest in research communication, in students’ involvement in the world-changing work done at UT, and in supporting their friends and classmates.