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Davidson College’s Nicole Snyder Elected to CUR Executive Board

Nicole Snyder—professor of chemistry and assistant dean for research and creative works at Davidson College (NC)—has been elected to the Executive Board of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). Representing CUR’s Chemistry Division, Snyder will begin a three-year term on the board in summer 2021.

Moravian’s Sarah K. Johnson Elected to CUR Executive Board

Sarah K. Johnson—associate professor in the Department of Psychology/Neuroscience at Moravian College in Pennsylvania—has been elected to the Executive Board of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). Representing CUR’s Psychology Division, Johnson will begin a three-year term on the board in summer 2021.

Texas Tech’s Casadonte Selected as 2021 CUR-Goldwater Scholars Faculty Mentor Awardee

Dominick J. Casadonte Jr., Minnie Stevens Piper Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Texas Tech University, is the 2021 CUR-Goldwater Scholars Faculty Mentor Awardee.

Spring 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.

Winter 2021 CUR Physics & Astronomy Division Newsletter

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Spring 2021 CUR Education Division Newsletter

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CFP, Confronting Failure (a CUR publication)

CUR welcomes proposals for the upcoming CUR open-access publication Confronting Failure: Approaches to Building Confidence and Resilience in Undergraduate Researchers (proposal deadline May 1, 2021)

Repeating history: Student’s love of history ensures accuracy of theatre productions

When watching a production, a vital source—the dramaturg—is often overlooked. It’s the person who researches the history of the roles and setting, adapts the scripts and consults with everyone involved, so the production is on point. Senior Sachen Pillay is an integral member of Georgia College’s production team.

Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research Issue Features Nontraditional Approaches

The winter 2020 issue of Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research (SPUR) focuses on unusual approaches to undergraduate research.