Undergraduate Research Stories

Ava Beaudin, a Virginia Commonwealth University junior and aspiring doctor, sees her recent summer internship in cancer research as a lesson in communication.

Utah State University undergraduate researcher explores an overlooked part of poet May Swenson’s legacy.

Tristen says the fieldwork helped him develop competence as a leader managing a team as well as skills in data computation, all applicable to working in the sector after graduation.

Over the past 13 years, 1,300 students at Arizona State University have participated in various UREs. Faculty in the school are studying how these social science UREs compare with UREs that have been historically offered in STEM fields. The researchers studied how three different UREs compare. They examined course-based undergraduate experiences (CUREs), individual research experiences (IREs) and lab-based undergraduate research experiences (LUREs).

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.

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

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

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