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Founded in 1978, the nonprofit Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) and its affiliated colleges, universities, and individuals share a focus on providing undergraduate research opportunities for faculty and students at all institutions serving undergraduate students. CUR believes that faculty members enhance their teaching and contribution to society by remaining active in research and by involving undergraduates in research, and students succeed in their studies and professional advancement through participation in undergraduate research. Read the CUR Code of Ethics.
About the photo: Students from Smith College take core samples at a lake in a course-based research experience on the local watershed. Photo courtesy Robert Newton.
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Elizabeth Krause has completed the North Dakota State University NDSU College of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources Russell and Anna Duncan Undergraduate Research Scholars “Duncan Scholars” program. She worked with associate professor and potato breeding project leader, Dr. Asunta “Susie” Thompson, to quantify the reduction of Potato Virus Y (PVY) through the use of crop oils and timely vinekill and presented her research during the National Council on Undergraduate Research April 4-8, 2022.
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“If we look at how much heart people in communities are putting into [farmers markets], it’s time for more academic and legislative focus on these spaces. Our research shows that if people have access to these spaces, they’re more likely to vote and engage in government.” — Melody Kosbab ’24
On April 26, Kosbab and Hannah Olson ’23, MPH’24 presented their political science research at national conference Posters on the Hill, where undergraduate researchers have the chance to share their work directly with their state representatives. Read more about their research and presentation: stkat.es/3Pf29pd
Congratulations to Hannah and Melody!
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Stephen Mainzer, assistant professor of landscape architecture, has been elected as a division councilor of the Council on Undergraduate Research's Arts & Humanities Division. He begins his 3-year term on July 1. Learn more:
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Today is the last day of the Council on Undergraduate Research's National Undergraduate Research Week!
We want to celebrate all the students who are making a difference in the state and the world with their research and discoveries.
This week also marks the end of OSU's undergraduate research symposiums, including the inaugural campus-wide symposium. Thanks to all our students who participated! Learn more about the events here: okla.st/ugevent
Interested in undergraduate research opportunities at Oklahoma State University? Visit okla.st/undergradresearch.
🎉 🎉 Today UW-La Crosse faculty and staff celebrated UW-La Crosse receiving the 2021 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments (AURA) from the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR).
🏆 This national award is thanks to the many innovative programs and mentors across the UWL campus who engage diverse students in research and creative activities.
👏 A special thanks to UWL Undergraduate Research and Creativity Coordinator Scott Cooper who has led these initiatives!
During today's virtual celebration we watched a video about UWL's innovative programs.
👀 Take a look!
https://youtu.be/j9_p36Vp8Ho
This week (April 18-22) is Undergraduate Research Week and we are celebrating by highlighting some of the great work being carried out by our undergraduate researchers and their faculty mentors!
Pam Morgan, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Studies in the School of Marine and Environmental Programs, Garrett Hooper (Environmental Science '22), Patrick Richardson (Environmental Science '23), and Michael Fish, (Environmental Science '23) are researching along two of UNE's shoreline areas that are vulnerable to coastal erosion. They are gathering data about marsh erosion and ecology that will assist in the development of a living shoreline project to protect these vulnerable areas.
For more information about undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity in the College of Arts and Sciences, visit
https://www.une.edu/cas/undergraduate-research
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As part of National Undergraduate Research Week (Council on Undergraduate Research) we're sharing a spotlight on one our students, Daniel Zuñiga, who was recently named a April 2022 FSU Student Star! Daniel has participated in a lot of our programming, including our iGEM team and Global Scholars last year. In addition, Daniel traveled with us to UCF earlier this year to the 2022 Florida Undergraduate Research Conference. Here are some answers from Daniel's article:
"As a first-generation student, how did you feel supported by the resources and opportunities available at FSU?
I had only been living in the United States for two years when I was admitted to Florida State University, but after learning about its efforts to support underrepresented students entering higher education, I knew it was the right school for me. Since I am interested in attending medical school after graduation, I joined the FSU College of Medicine program USSTRIDE, where I gained valuable clinical experience. This program has amazing instructors and mentors who have inspired me to pursue my academic and professional goals every day. I like to believe there is no other university better prepared to support first-generation college students than FSU. I am also a medical assistant and have volunteered at FSU Primary Health, which is the College of Medicine’s new primary-care health center that serves the Tallahassee community.
How has FSU nurtured your passion for space medicine research?
As a research assistant at the Delp Lab run by Michael Delp, dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences, I work on ongoing projects related to space medicine under the supervision of research faculty member Sunny Narayanan. With the help of Narayanan and the resources available at FSU, I have been able to explore the effects of space radiation and microgravity on the cardiovascular system in hopes of making spaceflight safer in the future."
Read the rest of Daniel's article here:
https://buff.ly/37Y7QXO
Alumnus Dhawal Doshi (B.A. '09) pursued his interests in global studies during his time as an international student at The University of Texas at Austin From studying abroad at Tsinghua University to joining the School of Undergraduate Studies, University of Texas at Austin Bridging Disciplines Programs - UT Austin, to presenting his research findings at conferences worldwide by Council on Undergraduate Research and Peking University Dhawal is a global citizen with an incredible story. Read about his journey in our newsroom:
https://utx.global/3xshTid. College of Liberal Arts - University of Texas at Austin Asian Studies, UT Austin
Congratulations to Maura Laesser and Emily Nickolai for their winning NCUR Presentation in Education and to William O’Brien for his winning NCUR Presentation in Humanities. The Council on Undergraduate Research will be holding its Closing Plenary on April 11 to celebrate all the winners of the 2022 National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
Sharing our pride for BSN students and members of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Jillian Estrope (center) and Rita Shakory (right), who presented their work at the Council on Undergraduate Research's National Conference on Undergraduate Research yesterday along with their faculty mentor, Assistant Professor Seung Hee Choi, PhD, RN (left).
Their project, "Preferences of Smoking Cessation Interventions for Wayne State University Students: Online Discrete Choice Experiment," used qualitative and quantitative analyses to better understand college students’ preferences and decision-making in smoking cessation interventions. They will also present their project at the College of Nursing's Urban Health Research Conference next week!
We're starting a new social series this week highlighting our honors students who were selected to present their research at the National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) on April 4-8, 2022. These students also received a scholarship from the Honors College to cover conference fees. For the next two weeks, you will meet different students and learn more about their research.
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This week, we introduce Charlene Mansour, Abhi Kamath, Destyni Cravens, and Brian Nguyen.
