Course revamp is a hit with kinesiology students when they create their own fitness tests
Instructor implements research-based approach to learning with support from Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning.
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CUR Names Haverford’s Charkoudian First Silvia Ronco Innovative Mentor Awardee
Dr. Louise (Lou) Charkoudian, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Haverford College in Pennsylvania, has been selected as the first recipient for the Council on Undergraduate Research’s (CUR) Silvia Ronco Innovative Mentor Award.
Spring 2022 CUR Education Division Newsletter
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Spring 2022 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.
Newly Elected Council Representatives Named for CUR’s 2023-2024 Executive Board
John F. Barthell, PhD (University of Central Oklahoma/National Science Foundation), Lance Barton, PhD (Austin College/University of North Carolina at Charlotte), and Winny Dong, PhD (California State Polytechnic University – Pomona) have been elected to serve as council representatives on CUR’s Executive Board. These positions assist in providing the strategic direction of CUR and represent the voice of its members while supporting CUR’s mission and strategic goals.
Newly Elected General Representatives Named for CUR’s 2023-2024 Executive Board
Lourdes Echegoyen, PhD (The University of Texas at El Paso), Sean Fox (Carleton College), and Eric Hall, PhD (Elon University) have been elected as general representatives on CUR’s Executive Board for 2023-2024. These positions assist in providing the strategic direction of CUR, while supporting CUR’s mission and strategic goals. Their positions will become active as of July 1, 2023.
Pace University’s Iacullo-Bird Elected as 2024-2025 CUR President
Dr. Maria Iacullo-Bird, Assistant Provost for Research in the Office of Research and Clinical Associate Professor of History in Dyson College of Arts and Sciences at Pace University, has been elected to serve as president of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). Iacullo-Bird will become president-elect on July 1, 2023, taking a seat on CUR’s Executive Board , and succeeding 2023-2024 CUR president Bethany Usher (George Mason University) in the summer of 2024.
Newly Elected Division Councilors Named for CUR’s 2023-2024 General Council
CUR congratulates the new and or re-elected division councilors to the General Council for a three-year term starting on July 1, 2023.
Choreography, Composition, and Collaboration with East Lansing High School
Department of Theatre Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre Brad Willcuts and East Lansing High School Visual Arts Instructor Jacqueline Carroll have brought their students together in a unique collaboration to bring words and movement to life.
Mercer boasts three engineering Goldwater Scholars for third consecutive year
Mercer University’s School of Engineering earlier today continued a run of unprecedented success with the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. For the third consecutive year, three students were announced as recipients of the nation’s most prestigious scholarship for undergraduates in science, mathematics and engineering. Mercer leads all U.S. institutions with a total of nine engineering majors selected as Goldwater Scholars since 2019.