Join CUR's Registry of Undergraduate Researchers

Are you planning to attend graduate school?  Would you like to be contacted by graduate programs that are seeking students for programs that match your research interests?

If so, consider adding your name and information to The Registry of Undergraduate Researchers, a database maintained by the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR).   According to CUR, the registry is intended to “facilitate matchmaking between undergraduates who have research experience and a desire to pursue an advanced degree, with graduate schools seeking high quality students who are well prepared for research.”  Undergraduates upload their data into the Registry at no cost, and graduate programs pay for access to the database.  Graduate programs then may contact students in the database to invite them to consider a specific graduate program.  The information in the database is made available only to graduate programs; the information in the database is not sold for other marketing purposes.

Undergraduates may visit http://www.cur.org/projects_and_services/registry/ to add their information to the database.

Submit Your Work to ALJSR

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) just posted a call for submissions to the Academic Leadership Journal in Student Research.  According to CUR, "The Academic Leadership Journal in Student Research is an annual, online, peer reviewed, international journal dedicated to the publication of student research within all disciplines and of pedagogically based professional work that explores the intersection of student research with teaching and faculty research.

"Submissions should range between 2500-3750 words.  Student submissions should follow stylistic guidelines current in the discipline represented.  Faculty submissions should follow APA guidelines.  Submissions should be sent as Microsoft Word attachments to editor_ALJ@fhsu.edu."

If you would like help readying your work for submission, contact Dr. Bonfiglio at au.urca@gmail.com or dbonfigl@ashland.edu.

For even more news about undergraduate research opportunities, find CUR on Facebook by clicking here. 

Posters on the Hill Accepting Submissions

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) is currently accepting submissions for the 2013 Posters on the Hill Event.  During this event, undergraduate researchers are selected to exhibit their research on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.  According to CUR, "this event helps members of Congress understand the importance of undergraduate research by talking directly with the students whom these programs impact."

In 2011, undergraduate researchers Daphne Allyn Guinn and Jennifer Miller and their faculty advisor, Dr. Jeff Weidenhamer, represented Ashland University and the State of Ohio with their poster "Cadmium contamination of consumer products: An emerging threat to children’s health." 

Abstracts are due by November 1, 2012. You can learn more about this event and how to submit an abstract by clicking here.