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Announcing our Language Science Day Poster Competition Winners

September 25, 2026 Maryland Language Science Center

Alba Jorquera and Yi Dai

Congratulations to Yi Dai and Alba Jorquera Jiménez de Aberásturi!

The Language Science Center is excited to announce the winners of this year’s Language Science Day poster competition:

  • He Who Must Not Be Named (Yet): Sustained Anterior Negativity May Index Active Cataphor Processing
    Alba Jorquera, Jackson Confer, Philip Resnik, Ellen Lau
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  • From Sequence to Structure: Hierarchical Orthographic Learning in L2
    Yi Dai, Min Wang, Xianglin Zhang

Congratulations to both teams for their great work! Judges noted Alba’s “skillful unpacking of the ERP graphs and her ability to link the data to research questions,” and Yi’s engaging study supported by effective graphs that made it easy to follow. Posters were judged based on a combination of visual design and presentation, with guidance and the rubric provided at the LSC’s “Designing an Academic Research Poster” Workshop.

Thank you to everyone who presented a poster this year and attended Language Science Day. We look forward to hosting similar competitions in the future!

Note: Yi Dai’s poster, From Sequence to Structure: Hierarchical Orthographic Learning in L2, has been omitted to maintain research integrity and avoid influencing participants, as some research is ongoing. 

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