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Newly Elected General Representatives Named for CUR’s 2023-2024 Executive Board
May 19, 2022
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.
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Newly Elected Council Representatives Named for CUR’s 2023-2024 Executive Board
May 19, 2022
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.
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Newly Elected Division Councilors Named for CUR’s 2023-2024 General Council
May 19, 2022
CUR congratulates the new and or re-elected division councilors to the General Council for a three-year term starting on July 1, 2023.
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Choreography, Composition, and Collaboration with East Lansing High School
May 01, 2022
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.
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University of Wisconsin – La Crosse earns national award for undergraduate research
April 21, 2022
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.
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Mercer boasts three engineering Goldwater Scholars for third consecutive year
April 20, 2022
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.
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Bee Curious
April 19, 2022
The short story is that UCO’s Provost John Barthell, Ph.D., has had the honor of having a species of bee named in his honor, the orchid bee Eufriesea barthelli. And while the obvious connection is Barthell’s extensive work in bee research worldwide, the story of how a new bee species like E. barthelli comes to be is more like a scientific mystery novel.
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Iona College’s ‘Project Symphony’ Forges a Collaborative Path for Undergraduate Research
April 18, 2022
Sunghee Lee, Ph.D., Iona College Board of Trustees endowed chemistry professor, established the scientific research group Project Symphony to enhance the fundamental understanding of cell membranes and help engineer new bio-inspired devices. For nearly two decades, various Iona STEM majors have worked side-by-side with Lee to perform groundbreaking research, setting students well on their way to both successful careers and more advanced degrees.
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George Mason University’s Bethany Usher Elected as 2023-2024 CUR President
April 15, 2022
Dr. Bethany Usher, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, has been elected to serve as president for the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). Usher will become president-elect July 1, 2022, taking a seat on CUR’s Executive Board, and succeeding 2022-2023 CUR president Ruth Palmer (emeritus College of New Jersey) in summer 2023.
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Newly Elected Division Councilors Named for CUR’s 2022-2023 General Council
April 15, 2022
CUR congratulates the 75 new and or re-elected division councilors to the General Council for a three-year term starting on July 1, 2022.
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