The final issues of CUR Quarterly and CURQ on the Web were published in summer 2017. Learn about CUR’s new scholarly journal, Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research (SPUR), which debuted in fall 2017.
CUR Quarterly Issues
Summer 2017 –
Undergraduate Research and
Higher Education of the Future
Volume 37, Number 4
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Curating Exhibitions as Undergraduate Research
— Alexa Sand, Becky Thoms, Erin Davis, Darcy Pumphrey, and Joyce Kinkead
Design Thinking as Research Pedagogy for Undergraduates:
Project-Based Learning with Impact
— Linda Chamberlain and Susan Mendoza
Spring 2017 –
Undergraduate Research Goes Abroad
Volume 37, Number 3
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Undergraduate Research in International Settings:
Synergies in Stacked High-Impact Practices
— John E. Banks and Juan Jose Gutierrez
Partnering with Students in Iceland and Continental Europe to Develop a New Undergraduate Microbiology Research Journal
— John L. McKillip
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- Flipping the Classroom in an Undergraduate Social Work Research Course
- — Jeanne Matich-Maroney, Penelope J. Moore
- Course-based Science Research Promotes Learning in Diverse Students at Diverse Institutionshttps://www.cur.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/win16-Article61.pdf
- — Nancy L. Staub, Lawrence S. Blumer, Christopher W. Beck, Veronique A. Delesalle, Gerald D. Griffin, Robert B. Merritt, Bettye Sue Hennington, Wendy H. Grillo, Gail P. Hollowell, Sandra L. White, Catherine M. Mader
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- Broadening Participation: Engaging Academically At-Risk Freshman in Undergraduate Research
- — Leah Olson-McBride, Holly Hassemer, Jerry Hoepner
- Undergraduate Research for All: Addressing the Elephant in the Room
- — Judy Awong-Taylor, Allison D’Costa, Greta Giles, Tirza Leader, David Pursell, Clay Runck, Thomas Mundie
Summer 2016 – Undergraduate Research Collaborations: Partnering for High(er) Impact
Volume 36, Issue 4
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- The Undergraduate ALFALFA Team: A Collaborative Model for Undergraduate Research in Major Long-term Astronomy Projects
- — Parker Troischt, Rebecca Koopman, Aileen O’Donoghue, Mary Crone Odekon, Martha P. Haynes
- A Centralized Undergraduate Research Database: A Collaboration Between Institutional Research and University-wide Research Programs
- — Kimberly Schneider, Linda Sullivan, Evangeline Collado
Spring 2016 – How Undergraduate Research Advances Science Policy
Volume 36, Issue 3
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- Assessing Outcomes of National Science Foundation Grants in the Social Sciences
- — Kyle Kopko, Ashley Edwards, Erin Krause, Vincent James McGonigle
- Mucking About in the Mess: Research-based Education at Quest University Canada
- — David J. Helfand
Winter 2015 – Beyond Grants: Creative Funding Sources for Undergraduate Research
Volume 36, Issue 2
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- Creative Funding Strategies for Undergraduate Research at a Primarily Undergraduate Liberal Arts Institution
- — Martina Ramirez, Joseph McNicholas, Brianne Gilbert, Jose Saez, Matthew Siniawski
- Leveraging Federal Work-Study to Support Undergraduate Research
- — Denise Nazaire, Bethany Usher
Fall 2015 – Ethics and the Responsible Conduct of Undergraduate Research
Volume 36, Issue 1
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- Engaging Students in Ethical Considerations of the Scientific Process Using a Simulated Funding Panel
- — Charles W. Gunnels IV, Brian D. Bovard, Derek Buzasi, Mary Kay Cassani, James Douglass, Edwin M. Everham III, Anne Hartley, John Herman, Mustafa Mujtaba, Joanne Muller, Katherine Nelson, Antoine Nicolas, Larry Southard, Serge Thomas, Nora E. Demers
- Applied Ethics Can Foster the Teacher-Scholar Model and Impact Undergraduate Research Campus-Wide
- — Amelia Ahern-Rindell, Alex Quackenbush
Summer 2015 – Undergraduate Research and the Professional Schools
Volume 35, Issue 4
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- Research-Informed Practice, Practice-Informed Research: The Integral Role of Undergraduate Research in Professional Disciplines
- — Jenny Olin Shanahan, Xiangrong Liu, Jennifer Manak, Suzanne M. Miller, Jing Tan, Chien Wen Yu
- Connecting Business and STEM Education Through Undergraduate Research
- — Ryan M. Bouldin, Gregory J. Hall, Eric A. Oches, David W. Szymanski, Fred D. Ledley
Spring 2015 – Assessment of Undergraduate Research
Volume 35, Issue 3
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- Assessing Undergraduate Research in the Sciences: The Next Generation
- — Sandra L. Laursen
- Undergraduate Research and Alumni: Perspectives on Learning Gains and Post-graduation Benefits
- — Heather Johnson Schmitz and Karen Havholm
Winter 2014 – Undergraduate Research Goes Abroad
Volume 35, Issue 2
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- Fifty Years of Undergraduate Research in Europe
- — Bill Campbell, Lissa Schneider-Rebozo
- Developing U.S. Students’ Skills in Communication Research Through Ethnographies of Speech in Different London Settings
- — Danielle Leek
Fall 2014 – Undergraduate Research in Support of Sustainability
Volume 35, Issue 1
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- Up the Pyramid, Around the Loop – Action Research Cultivates Sustainability Scholars to Green the Campus
- — Dann M. Sklarew, Andrew Wingfield
- The Campus as a Four-Year Undergraduate Learning Laboratory on Sustainability: Linking Facilities, Operations, Curriculum, and Community Engagement
- — Roderic Parnell, Lauren Berutich, Abraham Henn, and Nick Koressel
Summer 2014 – Undergraduate Research in Capstone Experiences
Volume 34, Issue 4
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- Scaffolding the Development of Students’ Research Skills for Capstone Experiences
- — Donna Chamely-Wiik, Kimberly Dunn, Patricia Heydet-Kirsch, Mirya Holman, Daniel Meeroff, Jennifer Peluso
- From the International Desk: Integrating Undergraduate Research into the Curriculum: International Perspectives on Capstone and Final-Year Projects
- — Mick Healey
Spring 2014 – Human Rights and Undergraduate Research
Volume 34, Issue 3
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- Winnable Struggles: The Value of Activist Approaches for Framing Rights Issues
- Teaching and Researching Incarcerated Women: Undergraduates Explore Education as a Human Right
- From the International Desk: Undergraduate Research and Human Rights: An Australian Case Study on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling
Winter 2013 – Undergraduate Research in a Mobile, Web 3.0 World
Volume 34, Issue 2
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- Smartphone Sensor Mining Research: Successes and Lessons
- Connecting the Dots: Web 3.0 and Interdisciplinary Freshman Research
- Custom Mobile Applications for Collection of Field Data
Fall 2013 – Undergraduate Research as a Pathway to Innovation
Volume 34, Issue 1
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- Novel Transdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Provides a Developmental Pathway
- Teaching Innovation Through Undergraduate Research
- NSF Support of Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions Supporting Tables
Summer 2013 – Building Undergraduate Research Experiences into General Education
Volume 33, Issue 4
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- Developing First-Year Students as Scholars
- The Graduate Research Consultant Program: Embedding Undergraduate Research Across the Curriculum
Spring 2013 – Student Voices in Undergraduate Research
Volume 33, Issue 3
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- Five Effective Strategies for Mentoring Undergraduates: Students’ Perspectives
- Five Essential Skills for Every Undergraduate Researcher
Winter 2012 – Connecting Undergraduate Research to Federal and State Legislators
Volume 33, Issue 2
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- Communicating Student Research at SUNY New Paltz to State and Local Elected Officals
- From the International Desk: Is More Always Better? An Australian Experiment with a Research-Intensive Undergraduate Degree
- Understanding College Generational Status in the Undergraduate Research Mentored Relationship
Fall 2012 – Students as Change Agents
Volume 33, Issue 1
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- Broader Impacts of Undergraduate Research at a Community College: Opening Doors to New Ideas
- From the International Desk: Undergraduate Researchers Change Learning and Teaching: A Case Study in Australia and the United Kingdom
Summer 2012 – Presenting Results: Regional Undergraduate Research Conferences
Volume 32, Issue 4
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- A Regional Undergraduate Research Conference Comes of Age in Southern California
- From the International Desk: From Problem-Based Learning to Undergraduate Research: The Experience of Maastricht University in the Netherlands
Spring 2012 – The Challenge of the Count
Volume 32, Issue 3
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- Using the National Survey of Student Engagement to Measure Undergraduate Research Participation
- Defining and Measuring Participation in Undergraduate Research at the University of Georgia
- From the International Desk: International Comparisons of the Integration of Research into Undergraduate Degrees in the Social Sciences
Winter 2011 – Undergraduate Research as a Campus Recruitment and Marketing Tool
Volume 32, Issue 2
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- Freshman Fellows: Recruiting and Retaining Great Students through Research Opportunities
- Student Perspectives on Facilitating Positive Undergraduate Research Experiences
Fall 2011 – Undergraduate Research for All?
Volume 32, Issue 1
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- Requiring Research May Improve Retention In STEM Fields for Underrepresented Women
- Evaluation of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites Program
- It’s Time to Take the Next Step
Summer 2011 – Undergraduate Research and the Tenure & Promotion Process
Volume 31, Issue 4
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- Differing College-level Tenure Models and the Culture of Undergraduate Research
- Promoting Undergraduate Research through Revising Tenure and Promotion Policy
Spring 2011 – Undergraduate Research with Students at Risk
Volume 31, Issue 3
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- Fueling a Future Beyond the Coal Mines
- The Crossroads of U.S. Demographics and Higher Education: A Tale of Disparate Futures
Winter 2010 – Peer Mentoring in Undergraduate Research
Volume 31, Issue 2
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- Peer Mentoring of Undergraduate Research in Community Colleges: A “Transplantable” Model for Workshops
- Peer and Near-Peer Mentoring: Enhancing Learning in Summer Research Programs
Fall 2010 – How Undergraduate Research Supports Faculty & Student Development
Volume 31, Issue 1
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- NCUR: A Look Back as CUR and NCUR Join Forces
- Undergraduate Research as Faculty Development
- Building a Model for Interdisciplinary Reseach at a Small College
Summer 2010 – Undergraduate Research in Times of Poor Fiscal Health
Volume 30, Issue 4
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- Speaking Stones: The Cemetery as a Laboratory for Undergraduate Research in the Humanities
- Undergraduate Research and Inquiry-based Learning: Is There a Difference? Insights from New Zealand
Spring 2010 – Ethics and the Responsible Conduct of Research
Volume 30, Issue 3
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- The Top 10 Ways to Persuade an Institutional Review Board to Reject Your Research Proposal
- Responsible Conduct of Research: Administrative Issues Concerning Research Integrity and Compliance
- Undergraduate Research and International Initiatives to Link Teaching and Research
Winter 2009 – Undergraduate Research at the Intersection of Disciplines
Volume 30, Issue 2
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- Transformative Undergraduate Research: Students as the Authors of and Authorities on Their Own Education
- Synthetic Biology as a New Opportunity for Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research
Fall 2009 – How to Talk to Administrators about Undergraduate Research
Volume 30, Issue 1
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- Perspective: Reasons Deans and Provosts (and Presidents) Should Value, Support, and Encourage Undergraduate Research
- A Grassroots, Faculty-Driven Initiative to Institutionalize Undergraduate Research: The Ins and Outs of Cultivating Administrative Support
Summer 2009 – Undergraduate Research That Informs Public Policy
Volume 29, Issue 4
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- Connecting Students to Their Community: A Public Research Model of Service
- Telling Tales in Two Cities: How Historical Undergraduate Research Can Inform Urban Policy and Dismiss Urban Legends
Spring 2009 – Assessing Outcomes
Volume 29, Issue 3
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- A Longitudinal Student Outcomes Evaluation of the Buffalo State College Summer Undergraduate Research Program
- Using Electronic Portfolios to Measure Student Gains from Mentored Research
Winter 2008 – Undergraduate Research in the Arts and Humanities
Volume 29, Issue 2
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- The Gesture of Thinking: Collaborative Models for Undergraduate Research in the
Arts and Humanities – Plenary Presentation at the 2008 CUR National Conference - Undergraduate Research in the Humanities: Challenges and Prospects
Fall 2008 – Undergraduate Research: An Early Start
Volume 29, Issue 1
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- Research Models That Engage Community College Students
- The First-Year Research Experience: Miami University’s Scholastic Enhancement Program – Undergraduate Research Option
- Scaffolding Faculty-Mentored Authentic Research Experiences for First-Year Students
Summer 2008 – Focus on Undergraduate Research Communities
Volume 28, Issue 4
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- Creating Community in Your Undergraduate Research Program: It Isn’t Spontaneous!
- Training Undergraduates in Clinical Research: The Furman Oncology Research Team (FORT)
- Assessing the Impact of Undergraduate Research Experiences on Students: An Overview of Current Literature
Spring 2008 – Challenges for Early Career Faculty
Volume 28, Issue 3
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- Funding: What You Need to Know About Grant Writing
- Developing a Sustainable Research Program for Tenure
- Researching African American Studies on a Predominantly White Campus: Research Tools That Work at Eastern Washington University
Winter 2007 – Models of Undergraduate Research
Volume 28, Issue 2
Fall 2007 – Models of Undergraduate Research
Volume 28, Issue 1
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- Supporting and Encouraging Behavioral Research among Distance Education Students
- Affirming the Independent Researcher Model: Undergraduate Research in
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June 2007 – Risk Management
March 2007 – GIS Across the Curriculum- Volume 27, Issue 3
December 2006 – Focus on Undergraduate Research Offices – Volume 27, Issue 2
September 2006 – Corporate Partnerships – Volume 27, Issue 1
June 2006 – Bio 2010 – Volume 26, Issue 4
March 2006 – Integrating Research into the Curriculum – Volume 26, Issue 3
December 2005 – Undergraduate Research that Serves the Community – Volume 26, Issue 2
September 2005 – A Window on America: Bringing Home Interdisciplinary Research – Volume 26, Issue 1
June 2005 – Field-Based Research Involving Undergraduates – Volume 25, Issue 4
March 2005 – Howard Hughes Medical Institute Awards: Programs Designed to Enhance the Undergraduate Research Experience – Volume 25, Issue 3
December 2004 – The National Science Foundation’s Research at Undergraduate Institutions Program – Volume 25, Issue 2
September 2004 – Institutional Offices of Sponsored Research – Volume 25, Issue 1
June 2004 – Creating Time for Research – Volume 24, Issue 4
March 2004 – The NIH-AREA Program – Volume 24, Issue 3
December 2003 – Focus on Support Staff – Volume 24, Issue 2
September 2003 – NSF REU Sites Program II – Volume 24, Issue 1
June 2003 – NSF REU Sites Program – Volume 23, Issue 4
March 2003 – Summer Fellowships – Volume 23, Issue 3
December 2002 – NSF’s Major Research Instrumentation Program – Volume 23, Issue 2
September 2002 – Undergraduate Research Celebration Days II – Volume 23, Issue 1
June 2002 – Undergraduate Research Celebration Days – Volume 22, Issue 4
March 2002 – The National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Program – Volume 22, Issue 3
December 2001 – Research Responsibility: A Theme for Mentoring Undergraduate Students – Volume 22, Issue 2
September 2001 – Students with Special Needs – Volume 22, Issue 1
June 2001 – Undergraduate Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences – Volume 21, Issue 4
March 2001 – Institutional Mission and Undergraduate Research – Volume 21, Issue 3
December 2000 – Environmental Research with Undergraduates – Volume 21, Issue 2
September 2000 – Interorganizational Collaboration – Volume 21, Issue 1
June 2000 – Mentoring by Alumni, Students, and Faculty – Volume 20, Issue 4
March 2000 – Minority Participation – Volume 20, Issue 3
December 1999 – Minority Participation in Undergraduate Research – Volume 20, Issue 2
September 1999 – Research Courses and Sabbatical and Faculty Development Programs – Volume 20, Issue 1
June 1999 – Focus on Interdisciplinarity and Funding – Volume 19, Issue 4
March 1999 – Focus on Interdisciplinarity and Funding – Volume 19, Issue 3