Oct. 23, 2025: Registration is open for the Nutshell Games!
October 23: Attention all graduate researchers! Do you want to share your work with the world? Do you want an opportunity to win $500? Registration is open for the Nutshell Games, the fun and fast-paced presentation competition hosted by the Center for Communicating Science.
The Nutshell Games will take place on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech, with a preparatory workshop on Thursday, October 2, 5-8 p.m. After finishing their 90-second talks about their research “in a nutshell,” contenders will be ranked by a panel of judges including campus and community representatives as well as a 7th grader.
Five winners will be selected, and their home departments will receive $500 for the winner's use in program-sanctioned research costs or conference participation. Each participant will have access to a professionally recorded video of their presentation. We can only accommodate 30 researchers to give talks, so register soon!