This award recognizes outstanding doctoral students, early first-year faculty, or lecturers of undergraduate research in the social sciences for their role in 1) supporting, 2) encouraging, 3) promoting a positive and inclusive scholarly and teaching environment for undergraduate students, and 4) contributing to their students’ professional and personal development inside and outside of the classroom.
The CUR Biology Division Mentor Awards honor biology mentors for their long-term efforts in supervising undergraduate research students. Individuals may be self-nominated or be nominated by CUR institutional or Institutional-Enhanced members, individual CUR members of the Biology Division, or the mentor’s research students. Faculty mentoring interdisciplinary projects are eligible as long as such projects involve […]
CUR’s Chemistry Division seeks to honor exceptional mentoring and advising by higher education faculty across all subdisciplines of chemistry with Outstanding Mentorship Awards. These awards recognize transformative mentoring and advising of undergraduate students in mentor-led chemistry research projects. Each award will consist of a plaque,  a small cash award, and a letter of commendation from […]
How to Build a Professional Presence and Network on LinkedIn Online Training Series facilitated by Colleen McKenna, Â Principal of lntero Advisory, is a practitioner, speaker, author, blogger, trainer, and coach.
$15 for individual access to all three webinars and $200 for a viewing party. This training is provided for free for all NCUR 2024 registrants.Â
Training Series #1 on Building a Personal Brand and Stand-Out Profile
Topics to include: Essential components of an optimized LinkedIn profile & Creating the right experience and strategy (Reviewing and updating Settings & Privacy)
This is CUR's public Community Engagement Meeting where the National Office staff and members from the Board of Directors will update on what CUR has been up to in the past year, referencing data points outlined in the 2023 Year in Review, as well as opportunities for future engagement, the chance to meet staff and learn how to connect with them, and what to expect as we approach the 2024-2025 membership year and beyond.Â
The Physics and Astronomy Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research requests applications for the Nadine Barlow Undergraduate Research Support Award. In memory of CURPA Councilor Nadine Barlow, a limited number of Undergraduate Research Support Awards (URSA), with a maximum amount of $500 each, will be offered to help undergraduates (1) conduct faculty-mentored research, (2) present their research at national conferences, or (3) publish their research in peer-reviewed journals.
How to Build a Professional Presence and Network on LinkedIn Online Training Series facilitated by Colleen McKenna, Â Principal of lntero Advisory, is a practitioner, speaker, author, blogger, trainer, and coach.
$15 for individual access to all three webinars and $200 for a viewing party. This training is provided for free for all NCUR 2024 registrants.Â
Training Series #2 on LinkedIn Presence + Positioning - Focus on Building a Network/Community
Topics to include: Showing up matters & The importance of a network
CUR Member Exclusive Benefit - CUR Conversations are a gathering of CUR members for knowledge exchange and sharing of best practices around a focused topic or specific theme.
What kind of undergraduate research stories is your institution/local newspaper looking for? What have you found to be successful ways to get publicity around your program and/or research?
Bring your questions and best practices relating to undergraduate research and the press to this member-only CUR Conversation facilitated by Jocelyn Anderson of the University of California - Davis (who just launched a new interactive web experience entitled The Student Researcher).
How to Build a Professional Presence and Network on LinkedIn Online Training Series facilitated by Colleen McKenna, Â Principal of lntero Advisory, is a practitioner, speaker, author, blogger, trainer, and coach.
$15 for individual access to all three webinars and $200 for a viewing party. This training is provided for free for all NCUR 2024 registrants.Â
Training Series #3 on Staying Visible and Engaging
Topics to include: Best practices for leveraging content effectively; The importance of engaging with company Page content; & Original and curated content
Hosted by CUR's Psychology division, this virtual talk will feature a presentation from Jen Coane, the Psychology Mid-Career Mentor Awardee.