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Pair of undergraduate filmmakers land in Cannes

March 10, 2020
For Roxanne Wan, the divinity is in the details. Whether it’s tiny flour-coated fingers rolling out dumpling wrappers, static electricity mussing a boy’s hair as he prepares for bed or a mother delicately latching the bedroom door after whispering goodnight, Wan’s camera lingers and lounges in these moments.

2020 CUR Physics and Astronomy Mentor Award

March 05, 2020
The CUR Physics and Astronomy Division would like to honor Mentors in our disciplines for their long-term efforts in mentoring undergraduate research (UGR) students.

Health Sciences Faculty Mentor Award

March 05, 2020
The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Health Sciences Division seeks to honor exceptional mentoring and advising by higher education faculty across all subdivisions of health sciences with an Outstanding Mentorship Award. Mentors are leaders and role models for those involved in undergraduate research, scholarship, or creative activities. Health science disciplines are those that focus on health, wellness, disease, health care, or health management as the core curriculum.

Georgia College undergraduates shine at 2nd Annual ‘Posters at the Capitol’

March 04, 2020
Six students—with majors in chemistry, music therapy, physics and psychology—represented themselves and Georgia College in February at the 2nd annual “Posters at the Georgia State Capitol.” The undergraduates were among 54 students from 15 colleges and universities statewide, who participated at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta. University President Dr. Steve Dorman was there for support, along with other administrators and professors. Multiple members of the state House and Senate​

Computational Audio Analysis for Cultural Heritage Preservation

February 25, 2020
Christos Plachouras, an undergraduate student and researcher at New York University Abu Dhabi, presented the work “Mapping the Sounds of the Swahili coast and the Arab Mashriq: Music research at the intersection of computational analysis and cultural heritage preservation” at the 2019 Digital Libraries for Musicology (DLfM) Satellite Event of the Conference of the International Society for Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR). Christos shared the importance of the research that the MaSC research ​

Review 2020 Nominees for CUR Executive Board

February 21, 2020
Nominees for CUR Executive Board - Ballots will be sent by email to members of the General Council

APU Student and Azusa Resident Awarded Hatfield Prize for Homeless Research

February 18, 2020
Daniel Montoya is a senior pursuing a B.A. in Social Work at Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, California). Daniel was selected as one of the three recipients of the 2020 Hatfield Prize from the Center for Public Justice based in Washington D.C. The Hatfield Prize is awarded annually to three student-faculty pairs from among Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) institutions to conduct research on social policies that impact the wellbeing of children, families, and communities. Dan​

Michael Dorff (BYU), George C. Shields (Furman U) Honored as 2020 CUR Fellows

February 18, 2020
Michael Dorff (Brigham Young University) and George C. Shields (Furman University) are the latest Fellows of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) to be honored for their leadership and service as role models for those involved in undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activities.

Undergraduate Summer Scholarship Sparks Year-Long Research Project

February 11, 2020
Alyssa Bley may not be your typical scientist. But what is a typical scientist? “I feel a little insecure at times about science,” Bley said.

CUR Education Division Invites Applications, Student-Faculty Collaborative Research in Education Award

February 11, 2020
CUR's Education Division invites undergraduates to apply for its Student-Faculty Collaborative Research in Education Award (deadline April 1, 2020)
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