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How I Found My Research: “This is Where I Truly Belong. I Can’t Imagine Doing Anything Else.” 

What I most find fulfilling about the research process is just how much information we still don’t know yet. Throughout human history, we have gained so much general knowledge but there is so much we have yet to explore ... Knowing that my research could help provide insight into what our future may look like is very fulfilling.

2024 AURA Awardees: St. Catherine University and West Virginia University

CUR congratulates its 2024 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments (AURA) awardees: St. Catherine University (St. Kate’s) (Saint Paul, MN) and West Virginia University (WVU) (Morgantown, WV).

Preserving nature’s music for future generations

“Every piece of research adds to our collective knowledge base.”

An Undergraduate’s Success Propelled by Research and Recognition

How reaching out to faculty about research possibilities opened up a world of opportunities

Regional Undergraduate Research Conference Celebrates Mentors

An effective mentor's message is "You Belong Here!"

Academic Resesearch Takes Hard Work and Lots of Practice

Which is why these 10 NYU students aren’t waiting for graduation to make an impact in the lab, the field, or the studio.

Utah State Undergraduates Publish Their Research

Their essay, “Is the Pen Mightier than the Laptop? Digital Natives and Their Preferred Writing Tools” was published in 'Young Scholars in Writing'.

Rose Research Fellows Completes Its Inaugural Year

Fifteen first- and second-year Rose-Hulman students were selected to be in the research program.

Combining Interest in DNA with Research to Improve Farmers and Consumers

University of Missouri student researcher Danny Davis is crossbreeding heirloom varieties of corn to create healthier and tastier corn tortillas and whiskey

Working Students: Balancing Academic and Work Lives

Sidney Paulson is bringing awareness about working students to the national level. She presented the results of her research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR).