The Office of Research took its Research Showcase Poster Competition online due to the pandemic, adding a new twist by allowing internet viewers to vote for the winner in real time. The webcast was emceed by associate professor Dr. Andrea Warner-Czyz of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing. “Getting to present in the Research Showcase Poster Competition was exhilarating and challenging,” Calderon said. “I came to UT Dallas from St. Petersburg to pursue my degree in the field of cochlear implantation. But Pancrazio stressed that advances are still being made and events are still occurring at UT Dallas, even where modified formats are necessary.