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Colin Laroque, professor in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Saskatchewan, has been selected as the 2018 CUR Geosciences Undergraduate Research Mentor Awardee. Each year, the award recognizes an individual who serves as a role model for productive and transformative student-faculty mentoring relationships and for maintaining a sustained and innovative approach to the enterprise of undergraduate research.

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Jeffrey Ryan, professor of geology in the School of Geosciences at University of South Florida (Tampa), has been elected to the Executive Board of the Council on Undergraduate Research.

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Carlos Escoto—psychology professor, chair of the Department of Psychological Science, and coordinator for undergraduate research and creative activities at Eastern Connecticut State University—has been elected to the Executive Board of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR).

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Karen Havholm, director of the Center of Excellence for Faculty and Undergraduate Student Research Collaboration at University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, has been elected treasurer of the Council on Undergraduate Research.

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Janice DeCosmo—associate vice provost for undergraduate research, associate dean of undergraduate academic affairs, and affiliate faculty member in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington—has been elected as the 2019-2020 president of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR).

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Spring 2018 Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research seeks to provide evidence for undergraduate research's impact on student success in academe and beyond

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Sandra Gregerman, director emeritus of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Bert Holmes, Philip G. Carson Distinguished Chair of Science and professor of chemistry at University of North Carolina at Asheville, will receive the 2018 CUR Fellows Award from the Council on Undergraduate Research. The awards will be presented in early July at the 2018 CUR Biennial Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City, Virginia.

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W. Fred Taylor, acting director of the Division for Research Capacity Building at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, will receive the Honorary CUR Fellows Award at an April 18 reception during the Council on Undergraduate Research’s 2018 Posters on the Hill event on Capitol Hill.

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On April 18, 60 teams of students from colleges and universities across the nation will showcase their research at the 2018 Posters on the Hill event, sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research and the American Chemical Society.

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Rachelle Belanger (U of Detroit Mercy), Amit Dhingra (Washington State U), and William Ensign (Kennesaw State U) honored as Mentor Awardees of the Biology Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research

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David Peak, professor of physics at Utah State University, is the 2018 CUR-Goldwater Scholars Faculty Mentor Awardee. The award, which consists of a plaque and $5000 for the recipient’s research program and/or undergraduate researchers, will be presented at the Biennial Conference of the Council on Undergraduate Research in July.

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The Council on Undergraduate Research's new endowment will support a CUR Arts and Humanities Mentor Award as well as other initiatives to nurture arts and humanities research involving faculty members and undergraduates.

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The Council on Undergraduate Research has selected California State University, Long Beach as host of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in April 2021. Thousands of student researchers and faculty mentors attend the conference each year.

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C. Brannon Andersen, professor and chair in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Furman University and adjunct professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at Clemson University, will receive the 2017 CUR Geosciences Division Undergraduate Research Mentor Award.

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The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) will present its 2017 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishment (AURA) to Denison University, Hope College, and Florida Atlantic University. This annual award recognizes institutions with exemplary programs that provide high-quality research experiences for undergraduates.

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Just published is the first issue of Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research (SPUR), a quarterly academic journal of the Council on Undergraduate Research that features research on and assessment of undergraduate research in the United States and other countries.

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The Ohio State University (OSU) in Columbus will host the Undergraduate Research Program Directors Meeting and Annual Business Meeting of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) in June 2019.

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CUR announces the 12 higher education institutions selected for its Transformations Project (funded by the National Science Foundation)

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CUR Code of Ethics for Undergraduate Research provides an important ethical guide for students, faculty, and administrators as they pursue undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activities

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Mark D. Marshall (Amherst College) Elected as Secretary to the Council on Undergraduate Research's Executive Board

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Educational psychologist Ruth J. Palmer (The College of New Jersey) elected as a general representative to the Executive Board of the Council on Undergraduate Research

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Iain Crawford, associate professor of English and faculty director of undergraduate research and experiential learning at the University of Delaware, has been elected to serve as president-elect of the Council on Undergraduate Research's executive board.

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Sixty undergraduate/mentor teams from colleges and universities across the nation will present research at the 2017 Posters on the Hill event; researcher Sarah Caudill (UW-Milwaukee) also will be honored.

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U Wisconsin-Milwaukee postdoctoral research associate Sarah Caudill will receive the Honorary CUR Fellows Award on Apr26 during CUR's 2017 Posters on the Hill event on Capitol Hill.

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Julio J. Ramirez, R. Stuart Dickson Professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at Davidson College (NC), has been selected as the 2017 CUR-Goldwater Scholars Faculty Mentor Awardee.

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New report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls for more systematic collection of data on undergraduate research experiences in STEM

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Montana State University has been selected by the Council on Undergraduate Research to host the March 2020 National Conference on Undergraduate Research. At this annual three-day event, more than 4,000 students present scholarly research, network with peers and faculty mentors, and meet with graduate school and corporate recruiters.

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Proposals are sought from higher education institutions to participate in a four-year project to create cohesive, research-based undergraduate curricula in biology, chemistry, physics, and psychology.

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NSF grant will support five-year project to create cohesive, research-based curricula in biology, chemistry, physics, and psychology.

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Council on Undergraduate Research announces awards to Furman University, Clemson University, and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for exemplary programs providing high-quality research experiences to undergraduates.