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NSF Grant in Biology Aims to Boost STEM Student Retention Through Hands-On Research
As technology advances, companies face a growing need to hire graduates skilled in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). However, finding the ideal candidate can be difficult at times due to a limited pool of applicants. Part of the reason…
Undergraduate Students Celebrate the Fruits of Their Summer Research
This summer, undergraduates Xuezhu (Stephanie) Hua ’25, Kaniya Ross ’25 and Edward Lu ’26 have been deeply engaged in research. Hua, a nutrition science major in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, has investigated the effects of fish…
Record Five ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Students Selected for Prestigious 2024 Goldwater Scholarship
Five ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students have been selected for the 2024 Goldwater Scholarship, the preeminent undergraduate scholarship awarded in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics in the U.S. This is the first time ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has had five students selected for the…
Falk Students Honored for Research Achievement
Falk College boasts a robust, collaborative research community in which students play an active role. At Falk, graduate and undergraduate students have the opportunity to work directly with faculty to collect data, analyze findings and draw conclusions on relevant topics…
Tidal Disruption Events and What They Can Reveal About Black Holes and Stars in Distant Galaxies
Astrophysicists from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and the University of Leeds have collaborated with high school students in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ to confirm the accuracy of an analytical model that can unlock key information about supermassive black holes and the stars they engulf. At…
What Makes ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ a Premier Research Institution: An Interview With Duncan Brown, Vice President for Research (Podcast)
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has a reputation as a premier research institution, a destination university for faculty and students alike to pursue their ideas and creative activities on a campus that embraces and enhances that research culture. As vice president for research,…
Orange Innovation Fund Spring 2024 Grant Applications Open
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries is accepting spring 2024 applications for the Orange Innovation Fund grant through Friday, March 29. Interested applicants should plan to attend one of the information and proposal/grant writing workshops being held in early March. The Orange Innovation…
The Crown, New University Undergraduate Research Journal, Published on SURFACE
The Crown, a new ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ undergraduate research journal edited by and for students in the Renée Crown University Honors Program, was recently published on SURFACE, the University’s open access institutional repository. The full issue can be accessed online. The…
Applications Open for SOURCE Explore, an Undergraduate Short-Term Research Experience
The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement (SOURCE) is offering a short-term research experience for first- and second-year undergraduate students, SOURCE Explore, on four Fridays from January through March. SOURCE Explore introduces curious students with no prior research…
Psychology Professor and Ph.D. Candidate Awarded NIH Grants for Alcohol-Related Research and Treatment
Nearly 30 million people in the United States struggle with alcohol use disorder (AUD), which is characterized by impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health consequences. Of that 30 million, less than 10%…