Research in the Capitol is an annual event featuring undergraduate research from Iowa's Regent Universities. This year's Research in the Capitol (RIC) is on Monday, March 25, 2024.

Complete the online RIC Abstract submission form by Tuesday, February 20, 2024.

ISU students, along with undergraduates from the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa, display posters and describe their research to legislators, reporters, and top university administrators, serving as ambassadors to convey the depth and variety of research done at Iowa State.

Twenty research projects are selected each year to represent Iowa State. Submissions are evaluated by topic, relevance to legislative interests, and geographic representation.

Although coordinated by the University Honors Program, all undergraduate students are eligible and encouraged to apply for RIC.

Applications may be submitted by individuals or small groups.

If you are interested in presenting your research at Research in the Capitol, please complete the online RIC Abstract Submission form by Tuesday, February 20, 2024.

ISU students or their mentors may contact Svitlana Zbarska (szbar@iastate.edu) for more information.

Research in the Capitol in the News

Iowa State University undergraduates to show off research at the Iowa Capitol

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University undergraduates are gearing up to display their research achievements at the Iowa Capitol next week.

Iowa State University undergraduates will showcase research March 6 at the Statehouse

The 2023 Research in the Capitol event, held in the Iowa State Capitol rotunda in Des Moines, will feature 60 research projects from undergraduates at Iowa’s three Regents universities. The event gives students a chance to interact with legislators, state officials and university administrators to show how their innovative work has the potential to impact the state, nation and beyond. The presentations are open to the public.

Iowa State undergraduates showcase their research at annual Capitol event

Twenty-two Iowa State undergraduates present their research to legislators and others during the annual "Research in the Capitol" from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, in the Rotunda of the State Capitol building in Des Moines. 

Research in the Capitol brings attention to undergraduate research

The 13th annual Research in the Capitol will be 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, in the rotunda of the state capitol building in Des Moines. Sixty projects – 20 from each Regent university – have been selected. The event is open to the public.