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INFORMATION ON:
--Undergraduate Research Awards
--the WUURD
--Appointments with a staff member
--Research Opportunities in various academic departments
--Opportunity Tracker (let us send you future research opps automatically)
--Our Mission
--for Faculty Mentors
--for a link to the Human Research Protection Office
Congratulations to Joshua York who won first prize at the St. Louis Area Undergraduate Research Symposium (STLAURS). Read more!
Doing research this summer? Join us for BBQs, Six Flags and more! Email research@artsci.wustl.edu for more information!
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH? WATCH THIS!!!!!!!!!!
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We are here to help you!
Make an appointment to speak with someone in the Office of Undergraduate Research. (Conveniently located in room 100, Umrath Hall)
Just go to: https://asapps.artsci.wustl.edu/appts
Then select from one of us in the office:
Kristin Sobotka, pword: research
Henry Biggs, pword: research
Joy Kiefer, pword: leader
We look forward to seeing you at a time that works best for you!
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Having trouble getting started with your research?
SUBJECT AREA LIBRARIANS can help!
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PUBLISH YOUR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH!!
---The Washington University Undergraduate Research Digest (WUURD) is currently accepting manuscript submissions on a rolling basis.
Opportunities to share your research nationally:
Foundations, which provides a forum for undergraduates undertaking substantive research in any area with a historical theme, is accepting submissions for its latest issue.
Public Writing: A Cultural Studies Journal for Undergraduate Writers
provides a lively and provocative online forum for undergraduate
writers who are engaged in critique of contemporary, historical, public ideas. Student writers from across the humanities and social sciences and around the world are invited to submit.
The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine is a quarterly journal reviewed and edited by Yale biomedical faculty and students that aims to showcase outstanding research articles from all areas of biology and medicine.
---The Journal of Young Investigators seeks staff and manuscript submissions! Applications and position descriptions can be found at http://www.jyi.org/participants.php. Information regarding manuscript submission is available at http://www.jyi.org/submissions/.
---Science Link: the St. Louis Area Research Journal, started by Wash U undergrads!
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Learn about what it takes to be involved in research at Washington University in
American Culture Studies
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art History
Biology
Business Internships and Business Research Fellowships
Chemistry
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Environmental Studies
Computer Science and Computer Engineering
Electrical and Systems Engineering
Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering
Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
Psychology
the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Social Sciences
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USEFUL WEBLINKS FOR NEW RESEARCHERS
Check out WebGURU: Guide to Research for Undergraduates and the National Conference on Undergraduate Research for answers to many of your questions regarding undergraduate research!
Undergraduate Research Opportunities at
NASA
undergraduate internships
NIH:
summer internships
minority training grants
NSF:
REU sites
International Research Experiences for Students
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Back to top
Q: What is this website all about anyway?
A: The purpose of this website is to provide undergraduates interested in and/or currently participating in undergraduate research experiences in science, technology, engineering, an/or mathematics with ready information and links to reliable electronic resources on all aspects of
the undergraduate research experience.
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For those searching to work in labs, you may also wish to consult the Biology dept's mentor list which has a list of all lab possibilities, and is updated frequently.
If you are a PI looking for a great undergraduate researcher send us an email. We always have a number of excellent students looking for opportunities.
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Want to be in the know? Keep tabs on the many great undergraduate research announcements and events by joining our listserv. To sign up, simply send an email to listserv@artsci.wustl.edu. Leave the subject line blank. Put "subscribe ur" in the message body (without quotes) press send and voila you will receive monthly updates on events, grants and awards, and UR announcements.
Would you like to schedule an appointment to talk more about undergraduate research opportunities? Back to top
Make an appointment now with Dean Henry Biggs, Director of Undergraduate Research, Dean Joy Kiefer, or Kristin Sobotka, on their online calendars (see passwords which follow) by clicking here.
Please use your WebSTAC id and password to login, select Henry Biggs, Joy Kiefer, or Kristin Sobotka from the drop down, and enter the password 'research' for Dean Biggs and for Ms Sobotka, or the password "leader" for Dean Kiefer.
Mission of the Office of Undergraduate Research Back to top
The purpose of this office is to promote and facilitate research by undergraduates. Research, the creation of new knowledge, is fundamental to the mission of the University. Likewise the education of undergraduates is fundamental to the mission: the learning opportunity in research is the experience of intellectual inquiry. We facilitate undergraduate research by maintaining a knowledge base of available opportunities, by uniting students and mentors, and by assisting with funding. We promote undergraduate research by providing forums for presentation of research, by assisting students to make effective presentations, and by informing our community of these activities.
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WUURD Back to top
Much like the Symposium, the online journal provides an outlet for students to exhibit their work. We would like to make it clear that we hold no copyright on the articles; students are free to publish elsewhere. We will reserve the right to edit the articles for grammar and length, but always in close collaboration with the student. We are currently accepting submissions for 3000 word articles. Please follow all guidelines.
For samples of previous articles in WUURD, please check our online version by clicking here.
Undergraduate Research Awards Back to top
To promote outstanding undergraduate research, the office offers financial support in the form Undergraduate Research Awards. Past award amounts have ranged from $500-$4000. Undergraduates from all academic backgrounds involved in research are welcome to seek nomination from a faculty mentor. Note that awards are not given to students doing research during the academic year when they may receive academic credit for their work. Academic year awards may be given to fund conference or other travel. Deadlines for summer research awards in non-Life Science fields are March 2nd. For examples of previous research awards click here.
Students seeking Undergraduate Research Awards OUTSIDE of the Biology Department's SURF program should follow the instructions provided in the Undergraduate Research Award nomination packet.
Summer research in any field of Life Science on the Danforth or Medical School campuses is supported through the SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship) Program.
If you are an instructor and would like to nominate a student for an undergraduate research award, please complete and return the faculty mentor nomination form along with a letter of recommendation.
Symposium presenters, for helpful hints in preparing your poster, click here
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