This Week in Washington - April 18, 2022 Edition

Beth A. Cunningham, PhD (American Association of Physics Teachers), Maria Iacullo-Bird, PhD (Pace University), and Charlotte K. Simmons, PhD (University of Central Oklahoma), have been re-elected to serve as council representatives on CUR’s executive board. Kelly Mack, PhD (American Association of Colleges and Universities) has been elected as a general representative on CUR’s executive board.

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.

This Week in Washington - April 11, 2022 Edition

The CUR President's Quarterly is an update straight from the 2021-2022 CUR President on what is happening in CUR, behind the scenes, and with the CUR community. These quarterly's take place in a recorded video interview located on the CUR YouTube Channel. From the executive board to CUR members, these messages will keep the undergraduate research community aware of the information, events, news, publications, and happenings of CUR.

This Week in Washington - April 4, 2022 Edition

Dr. George Shields, professor of Chemistry at Furman University, has been selected as the 2022 Council on Undergraduate Research – Goldwater Scholars Faculty Mentor Awardee. The award consists of a plaque and $5,000 for the awardee’s research program.

Joe Trimmer, emeritus professor of English at Ball State University, has been selected as the 2022 Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) – Arts and Humanities Faculty Mentor Awardee.

This Week in Washington - March 28, 2022 Edition