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Issues in Volume 6

Winter 2022 - Volume 6, Number 2
Table of Contents (PDF)
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Developing Prerequisite Skills in a CURE through Competency-Based Assignments (PDF) / Elizabeth Eich, Daniel J. Catanese Jr., Brian King, Margaret E. Beirer

 

Fall 2022 - Volume 6, Number 1
Table of Contents (PDF)
Introduction (PDF, EPub) / Patricia Ann Mabrouk
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Editorial: Undergraduate Research with Human Subjects: IRB Guidelines (PDF, EPub) / Patricia Ann Mabrouk

Academic and Educational Opportunities Provided by the Undergraduate Research in Natural and Clinical Science and Technology (URNCST) Journal (PDF, EPub) / Neethu Pavithran, Redwan Haque, Neha Dhanvanthry, Ankush Sharma, Arjun Singh, Chun Ju Liang, Radha Sharma, Stephanie Nagy, Harrison Nelson, Soumya Shastri, Saameh A. Siddique, Vedish Soni, Chitrini Tandon, Molly H .R. Cowls, Alessandra Cutrone, Ayomide Fakuade, Varnikaa Gupta, Halton Quach, Jessica B. Saini, and Jeremy Y. Ng

Improving Retention of Commuter STEM Students through Undergraduate Research (PDF, EPub) / Mindy Capaldi, Kristi Bugajski, Bonnie Dahlke Goebbert, Michael Watters, and Michael Slattery

 

Issues in Volume 5

Summer 2022 - Volume 5, Number 4
Table of Contents (PDF)
Introduction (PDF, EPub) /Jenny Olin Shanahan and Ellen Scheible
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Increasing Students' Sense of Belonging at Research Conferences (PDF, EPub) / Kendra D. Stiwich, Victoria Ross

Undergraduate Research and Inquiry-Based Learning in Geographical Information Science: A Case Study from China (PDF, EPub) / Jing Tian, Yiheng Wang, Ghang Ren, Yingzhe Lei
 

Spring 2022 - Volume 5, Number 3
"Focusing on Community in Undergraduate Research"
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Introduction (PDF, EPub) /Lisa Gates
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Institution-Wide Analysis of Academic Outcomes Associated with Participation in UGR: Comparison of Different Research Modalities at a Hispanic-Serving Institution (PDF, EPub) / Samantha Jude Battaglia, Lourdes E. Echegoyen, Laura A. Diaz-Martinez

Impact of Undergraduate Research Training Programs: An Illustrative Example of Finding a Comparison Group and Evaluating Academic and Graduate School Outcomes (PDF, EPub) / Kaitlyn Stormes, Nicole A. Streicker, Graham K. Bowers, Perla Ayala, Guido G. Urizar Jr.


Winter 2021 - Volume 5, Number 2
Table of Contents (PDF)
Introduction (PDF, EPub) / Patricia Ann Mabrouk, editor-in-chief
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Undergraduates Graph Interpretation and Scientific Paper Reading Shift from Novice- to Expert-like as a Result of Participation in a Summer Research Experience: A Case Study (PDF, EPub) / Anne U. Gold, Rachel Atkins, and Karen S. McNeal

Creating Children's Books to Promote Exposure and Build Communication Skills in Engineering (PDF, EPub) / Lisa Bosman and Kelli Chelberg

Seven Principles for Reimagining Undergraduate Research in the "Next Normal" (PDF, EPub) / Jenny Olin Shanahan, Jeanne Carey Ingle, Jing Tan, Thayaparan Paramanathan, and Kenneth W. Adams

Fall 2021 - Volume 5, Number 1
"Undergraduate Research and Climate Change"
Table of Contents (PDF)
Introduction (PDF, EPub) / Lisa Gates, issue editor
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A Model Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Engage and Mentor Underrepresented Minority Students in Lived Arctic and Climate Science Research Experiences (PDF, EPub) / Arnell Garrett, Frances D. Carter-Johnson, Susan M. Natali, John D. Schade, and Robert Max Holmes

Re-evaluating Passive Research Involvement in the Undergraduate Curriculum (PDF, EPub) / Nicholas Grindle, Stefanie Anyadi, Amanda Cain, Alastair McClelland, Paul Northrop, Rebecca Payne, and Sara Wingate Gray

Issues in Volume 4

Summer 2021 - Volume 4, Number 4
Table of Contents (PDF)
Introduction (PDF version, EPub version) / Rebecca M. Jones, issue editor
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An Online Training Program to Enhance Novice Researchers’ Knowledge and Skills
(PDF version, EPub version) / Lynn Gilbertson, Jeannine Rowe, Yeongmin Kim,
Catherine W. M. Chan, Naomi Schemm, and Michael Unhoch

Academic and Professional Preparedness: Outcomes of Undergraduate Research in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (PDF version, EPub version) / Kelly Kistner, Erin M. Sparck, Amy Liu, Hannah Whang Sayson, Marc Levis-Fitzgerald, and Whitney Arnold

The Problems and Possibilities of Creating and Sustaining a Multidisciplinary, Undergraduate, Digital Journal
(PDF version, EPub version) / Kerrie R. H. Farkas and Tatiana Pashkova-Balkenhol

Spring 2021 - Volume 4, Number 3
"Undergraduate Research at Community Colleges"
Table of Contents (PDF)
Introduction (PDF version, EPub version) / James Hewlett, guest editor
Full issue (PDF version, EPub version)

The Kungullanji Program: Creating an Undergraduate Research Experience to Raise Aspirations of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students in the Sciences (PDF version, EPub version) / Jennifer Leigh Campbell and Shushila Chang

BONUS WEBSITE FEATURE: Editor-in-chief Matthew Schuster (Anoka-Ramsey Community College) on the STAR Journal, one of the few undergraduate research journals produced at a community college.

Winter 2020 - Volume 4, Number 2
"Nontraditional Approaches to Undergraduate Research"
Table of Contents (PDF)

Introduction / Patricia Ann Mabrouk, guest editor of the "Undergraduate Research during Times of Disruption" theme (download PDF or EPub)

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Teaching Research Skills to Vocational Learners: Teaching Chefs to Research  / Willa Zhen (download PDF or EPub)

Creative, Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research: An Educational Cell Biology Video Game Designed by Students for Students / Isabelle Sperano, Ross Shaw, Robert Andruchow, Dana Cobzas, Cory Efird, Brian Brookwell, and William Deng (download PDF or EPub)

Piloting an Oral History-Based CURE in a General Education Writing Course for First-Year Students / Joshua R. McConnell Parsons, Jannell C. McConnell Parsons, Kathryn Kohls, and Jim Ridolfo (download PDF or EPub)

Issues in Volume 3

 

Issues in Volume 2

Summer 2019 - Volume 2, Number 4
"Big Data and Undergraduate Research"

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Introduction (PDF) / Rebecca M. Jones, issue editor (download EPub version for e-readers)

Leveraging a Large Database to Increase Access to Undergraduate Research Experiences / (PDF)
Laura A. Lukes, Katherine Ryker, Camerian Millsaps, Rowan Lockwood, Mark D. Uhen,
Christian George, Callan Bentley, and Peter Berquist (download EPub version for e-readers)

A Student Research Course on Data Analytics Problems from Industry: PIC Math / (PDF)
Michael Dorff and Suzanne Weekes (download EPub version for e-readers)

Undergraduate Research Highlights (PDF) / Download EPub version for e-readers

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Spring 2019 - Volume 2, Number 3
Table of Contents

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Introduction / Laurie Gould, issue editor

A Peer Research Consultant Program: Feasibility and Outcomes / Francisca Beer, Christine M. Hassija, Arturo Covarrubias-Paniagua, and Jeffrey M. Thompson

Learning "Scholarship as Conversation" by Writing Book Reviews / Nicholas Rowland, Jeffrey A. Knapp, and Hailley Fargo

Establishing a Statewide Celebration of Undergraduate Research: History and Lessons Learned /
Eric C. Freundt and Kimberly R. Schneider

Undergraduate Research Highlights

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Issues in Volume 1

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