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Dr. James T. LaPlant, Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences for Valdosta State University (VSU) (Valdosta, GA), has been elected to serve as president of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) for the membership year 2025-2026. LaPlant will become president-elect on June 1, 2024, taking a seat on CUR’s Board of Directors, and succeeding 2024-2025 CUR president Maria Iacullo-Bird (Pace University) in the summer of 2025.

Dr. Karen K. Resendes, Associate Dean of Assessment and the First Year Experience, Professor of Biology at Westminster College (New Wilmington, PA), has been elected to serve as the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Board of Directors’ Treasurer for the membership year 2024-2025. Resendes then will enter a 3-year cycle through the President ladder, serving as CUR Board of Directors’ President for the 2026-2027 membership year.

CUR congratulates these new and or re-elected councilors and division representatives on their new term starting on June 1, 2024. These individuals are highly engaged volunteers who have a passion for undergraduate research and contribute as thought leaders. Councilors and Division Representatives are charged from CUR's 13 divisions.

Jazmin Acuna Diaz, of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, project is entitled "We're Here".

In this issue, you'll find information on: - Proposal Writing Institute - ConnectUR 2024 - AURA Award - CUR Award Celebration Ceremony - Membership Renewal - NCUR 2024 - and more

In this issue, you'll find information on: - 2024 CUR Fellows Awardee - ConnectUR 2024 - Proposal Writing Institute - CUR Award Celebration Ceremony - Students as Collaborators webinar - NCUR 2024 - Membership Renewal - and more

University of Missouri-Kansas City's Aleigha Dollens wins geoscience award 34 years after her mentor, Tina Niemi, who was the first award recipient.

Geneive Henry (Susquehanna University) is the first to be appointed a CUR Fellow under the latest 2024 rollout to the newly branded CUR Fellows Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Leadership […]

University of Missouri's Scholars Program Promotes Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities

Dayman Parrish of Christopher Newport University spends the summer researching public opinion about Civil War monuments.