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Taking a Chance: Mason Ward’s research portfolio has earned him two awards from the Entomological Society of America

As a freshman, Mason Ward took a chance and applied to the Freshman Research in Plants Program with the thought that he would give research a try. Now, three years later, Ward’s extraordinary research portfolio has earned him two undergraduate research awards from the Entomological Society of America.

CUR’s New Chemistry Mentor Award to Honor RCSA’s Silvia Ronco

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) and Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) announce a new initiative to support research within the Chemical Sciences in honor of CUR's past president and current RCSA Senior Program Director, Silvia Ronco.

General Education with a Twist: Material Culture Research to Festival of Student-Created Films

Hundreds of general education students embarked on integrative undergraduate research that resulted in student-produced short documentary films that were highlighted in an innovative student film festival during December 2020.

Music Therapy Students Present at the 3rd Annual Posters at the Georgia Capitol Event

Six Georgia College students were selected to present their scholarly work at the Third Annual Posters at the Georgia Capitol event. This is the second year in a row that music therapy students have represented Georgia College during this prestigious statewide event.

Fall 2021 CUR Education Division Newsletter

Stay up to date with this divisional newsletter!

VIU Anthropology Graduate Samantha Good Unearthed Skull at the Drimolean Palaeocave System in 2018

Smantha Good discovered the fossil, one of the best-preserved Paranthropus robustus specimens known to science. The excavation site was at the Drimolen Palaeocave System within the Cradle of Humankind, located northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Theatre Students Develop Anthology of Audio Plays to Evoke Conversation Around Social Justice Issues

When the health and safety response to the COVID-19 pandemic caused the Department of Theatre’s entire 2020-2021 production season to be canceled, a group of Michigan State University Department of Theatre students created a series of new audio plays, each connected to themes of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Exploring the Ethical Implications of Using CRISPR as a Research Tool to Characterize and Potentially Treat Genetic Disorders

A project to help us to conduct our scientific research in an ethically acceptable manner and to determine how well informed our student population is regarding the use of CRISPR to study genetic disorders and its application to treat these fatal conditions.

Fall 2021 CUR Psychology Division Newsletter

The Psychology Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research provides networking opportunities, activities, and resources to assist psychology administrators, faculty members, students, practitioners, and others in advancing undergraduate research.

Physics Graduate Unravels Time with Research

Whether it’s the shifting of shadows around a sundial, the tick-tock of clock gears or the beep of a digital watch, we use man-made devices to tell time. But how do we perceive time? That was the question graduating senior Tristan Aft set out to better quantify with research that looks at how rats process time..