Request for Abstracts: 3 Minute Research Project Presentation 3MRP Website APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11:59 PM, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2014 Purpose The Graduate College, in collaboration with the Office of the Provost , the Office of the Vice President for Research, Cline Library, and the Academic Colleges, is hosting the inaugural annual 3 Minute Research Project (3MRP) Presentations Competition. Participating graduate students at Northern Arizona University will have the opportunity to develop their academic presentation and research communication skills by explaining their research or creative work to an "intelligent but non-specialist audience." Background The 3MRP project draws heavily from the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) presentation, which was first developed by the University of Queensland in 2008. This form of research communication is aimed at "developing academic, presentation, and research communication s...