The forth annual meeting of the Upper Midwest Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience will take place on in October 25th, 2025 at the Dreyfus University Center on the campus of University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. The meeting will have research poster sessions, Nanosymposiums (Submissions welcome) Career Building Workshop (Science Communication and Social Media), a keynote speaker, and lunch.
Poster and/or symposiums are welcome even if they were presented at a national meeting.
Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, September 26th, 2025
Registration is $10!!
All times are posted in the central time zone.
All are welcome to come and meet other members of the Upper Midwest Society for Neuroscience between 6-8pm on October 24th for an informal social at District 1 Brewing.
200 North Division Street Stevens Point, Wisconsin http://www.district1brewing.com/.
Location: Dreyfus University Center, 1015 Reserve St, Stevens Point, WI 54481 (for more information click here)
Program Schedule
8:30 - 9:30 am: Conference registration, Coffee, and Pastries; Poster Session 1 setup
9:30 - 9:35 am: Welcome and Introduction
9:35 - 10:30 am: Keynote Address (Dr. Herbert E. Covington III, SUNY - Empire State University)
Talk Title: Broken Breaks: Social Stress and Drug History Collide to Trigger Runaway Bingeing
10:30 - 11:30 am: Research Poster Session 1
11:30 - 12:15 pm: Graduate School Admission Workshop
Are you interested in attending graduate school? Do you want a better idea of what to expect, how to pay for, and how to get admitted into graduate school? If so, this panel is for you! This graduate panel will have graduate school directors, faculty members, and current graduate students. We will discuss the dos and donts of the application process as well as life as a graduate student. Lastly, we will take questions from the audience (bring questions)!
Career Building Workshop - Science Communication and Social Media
This interactive panel and mini-workshop equips neuroscientists with practical, low-time-commitment science communication strategies to share their work clearly, ethically, and effectively with the public. Speakers will showcase approaches including podcast guesting, social media content, short-form video collaborations, writing, and community events--always with a focus on accuracy, accessibility, and impact. Attendees will leave with a personal “starter plan,” templates, and resources to immediately apply these skills, amplify their reach, and counter misinformation in neuroscience outreach.
12:15 - 1:10 pm: Lunch (Provided as part of registration) - Poster Session 2 setup
Business Meeting (during lunch; 12:45 - 1:10 pm)
1:10 - 2:10 pm: Lightning Talk Competition (Students)
2:15 - 3:00 pm: Nanosymposium Session (15 min nano seminars - 3 rooms)
3:00 - 4:00 pm: Research Poster Session 2
4:00 - 4:15 pm: UMC SfN Lightning Presentation Awards and Closing remarks
Poster and/or symposiums that were presented at a national meeting are WELCOME!
Research Poster presentations
Posters should be in landscape orientation and have a maximum of 4 feet wide by 3 feet tall. Posters presentations may also include work in progress research. Posters sessions are scheduled for 45 mins.
Lightning presentations
Lighting presentations are restricted to 5 minutes and provide a means of briefly highlighting a study's background, rationale, procedures, findings, and conclusions. The most effective presentations are polished and engaging and use slides with little text that make effective use of images and figures (one title slide, three study slides maximum). These presentations provide a great way for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to practice brevity and to convey science in an engaging way to an audience of non-specialists. Presentations are judged by the audience, with prizes given to the top three presentations.
Nanosymposium
We are accepting titles and abstracts for nanosymposium talks. These are research talks that should be approximately 12 mins to allow for 3 mins of questions. These talk are open to FACULTY, POSTDOCS, GRADUATE and UNDERGRADUATE student. If you are a student, please ask permission from your PI before submitting a nanosymposium talk.
You can email talk information to hillhout@uwgb.edu before registration or apply during registration.