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Creighton’s Strauss-Soukup Selected as 2025 CUR-Goldwater Scholars Faculty Mentor Awardee

This award recognizes Dr. Juliane Strauss-Soukup's exceptional commitment to mentoring undergraduate researchers and guiding them toward nationally competitive scholarships.

CUR Names Georgia Southern’s Landge as Silvia Ronco Innovative Mentor 2025 Awardee

The Silvia Ronco Innovative Mentor Award recognizes a tenure-track faculty member within ten years of their first faculty appointment who demonstrates success in chemical sciences and whose mentoring practices have supported undergraduate research.

CUR Names 2025-2026 Elected Councilors, Division Reps, and NLDC

CUR has an elected leadership structure that includes Councilors and Division Representatives who serve to further the mission of the organization and engage the community in the work of the organization, as well as the national Nominations and Leadership Development Committee (NLDC).

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).

CUR Congratulates STR 2024-25 Graduates

These STR graduates completed a multi-month program aimed at developing their communication and advocacy skills which will empower them to convey the importance and impact of undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry experiences.