Where intellectual curiosity comes to life through hundreds of undergraduate and graduate student presentations spanning disciplines from arts and humanities to natural and social sciences.
April 28, 2026: Mark your calendar for Adelphi University’s annual research conference—a vibrant, yearly event celebrating student excellence.
The 23rd Annual Scholarship and Creative Works Conference
This year’s conference will take place on April 28, 2026.
This conference is a key platform where hundreds of Adelphi students showcase their groundbreaking research, scholarly findings, inventive ideas, and creative projects. Students present their work to an audience of peers, faculty, family members, alumni and community visitors. This annual celebration underscores the strength of Adelphi’s academic environment and its commitment to student-led scholarship.
New for 2026
- 24-Hour Play Festival: Research is for Everyone: Students of the Department of Theatre will be challenged to create short plays in just 24 hours, with roles and themes selected at random. A cool twist: Prompts for play themes will be inspired by student conference abstracts!
- Art Gallery Presentations: Student artists with thesis projects on display in the Ruth S. Harley University Center Gallery will present on their work. See their artwork and earn about their influences and inspirations.
- High School Track: Calling all high school juniors! Apply to present your research at our first-ever High School Research Competition for the chance to win the top prize of a full tuition scholarship to Adelphi University, in addition to other scholarship opportunities. High school research classes are also invited to attend the Scholarship and Creative Works Conference to see the college-level work of our students, from the arts to the sciences and everything in between.
Everyone in the community is encouraged to attend and explore the remarkable accomplishments of Adelphi’s students.
Keynote Speaker
William G. Kaelin, Jr., MD
Dr. William Kaelin is the Sidney Farber Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Senior Physician-Scientist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. A Nobel Laureate, Dr. Kaelin received the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Flashback to Research Day 2025
A record number of undergraduate and graduate students shared their findings and creative projects from the academic year at Adelphi’s 22nd Annual Scholarship and Creative Works Conference in Spring 2025.
Research Day 2025 Photos
A record number of undergraduate and graduate students shared their findings and creative projects from the academic year at Adelphi’s 22nd Annual Scholarship and Creative Works Conference on April 24. Launch Gallery
Research Day 2025 Photos
A record number of undergraduate and graduate students shared their findings and creative projects from the academic year at Adelphi’s 22nd Annual Scholarship and Creative Works Conference on April 24. 11 Photos-
Vincent W. Wang, PhD, Dean College of Arts and Sciences, discusses neuroscience research with Chloe Ott, a lab manager in the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology.
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Computer science researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences discuss their research.
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First-year sociology student Afra Masud explains her research project, “Monsters,” on the psychology of serial killers.
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Dance majors preview their 2025 Spring Showcase at the Conference.
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Students discuss computer science research at the Conference with assistant professor of mathematics and computer science Sung Kim, PhD (in black t-shirt).
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Development economist Dr. Jayati Ghosh delivers the Conference’s keynote address, streamed live on the ballroom’s large screen.
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Professor Hanna Kim, PhD, Chair Anthropology, shared information on the Bhisé Research Grants alongside panelists Adelheid B. Strelick, associate professor of dance, and Rene Steinke, professor and director of the MFA Program in creative writing.
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Senior computer science major Daniel Alvarez with his project, “Play-Calling Predictability and Model Accuracy,” showing how artificial intelligence might influence the game of football.
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Kees Leune, Associate Professor, Chair Mathematics and Computer Science, listens as Angel Bajracharya and Giovanni Joseph present their research on AI in threat detection.
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Candice Garwood, a student in Adelphi’s Levermore Global Scholars program and Adelphi’s seventh Newman Fellow, presents her research on ways to reduce poverty for women in rural India.
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Bharat Bhisé, MBA ’78, a member of Adelphi’s Million Dollar Roundtable and founder of the Bhisé Center for Global Understanding, speaking at the Conference.
Extraordinary Minds: The AI Playbook
Computer science major Daniel Alvarez ’25 grew up playing football. A class in machine learning made him wonder if a computer could be trained to predict an opposing team’s moves. He presented his research at Adelphi’s 2025 Scholarship and Creative Works Conference.
The Adelphi Conference for Scholarship and Creative Works is not only a time to share the multifaceted applications of scientific fields, but it is also a time to take in the up-and-coming theories and ideas. During the Adelphi Conference, I often find that questions arise in conversations with researchers in other disciplines that create a potential for scientific advancements.
Kyana Gordon
Honors College Student, Adelphi University