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Instructor implements research-based approach to learning with support from Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

CUR congratulates the new and or re-elected division councilors to the General Council for a three-year term starting on July 1, 2023.

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.

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is being nationally recognized for its undergraduate research opportunities. UWL is one of three schools earning the 2021 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments (AURA). The distinction comes from the Council on Undergraduate Research, which has given out the AURA award for the last seven years. Campuses that receive the award demonstrate depth in undergraduate research initiatives, and display continual innovation.