Month: September 2013

• OUR Hosting Inaugural Fall Frontiers Poster Exhibition

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The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is pleased to announce that the inaugural Fall Frontiers Poster Exhibition will be held on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 from 5:00-7:00pm in the Wilbur Cross South Reading Room.Any undergraduate student may apply to showcase his or her research, scholarship, or creative activity.

The Fall Frontiers event provides another opportunity for UConn’s talented undergraduate researchers to share their work with the university community. Given the growth of student participation in the Frontiers in Undergraduate Research Poster Exhibition that has been held each spring for the past 16 years, the Office of Undergraduate Research is excited to provide a new option for interested students to share their work during the fall. The increasing number of students who are conducting research supported by OUR award programs such as UConn IDEA, SURF, SHARE, and RARE, marks the need for an additional venue to highlight the work of student researchers and their dedicated faculty mentors.

The brief application and instructions for applying are available on the Fall Frontiers page of the OUR website: http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/fall-frontiers-in-undergraduate-research/. The deadline to apply for Fall Frontiers is Wednesday, October 2, 2013.

• UConn IDEA Workshops Added for Fall 2013

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The Office of Undergraduate Research will be holding two additional fall workshops giving students the opportunity to learn about the new UConn IDEA Grant program. UConn IDEA (Imagine/Develop/Engage/Apply) Grants are open to students at all campuses in all majors. Funding of up to $4000 is available to support a self-designed artistic product, community service initiative, entrepreneurial venture, innovation, traditional research project, or other creative endeavor.

The additional workshops will be held on Monday, September 30 from 12:15-1:15pm in ROWE 320, Monday, November 4 from 4:00pm-5:00pm in Laurel 110, and Thursday, November 14 from 12:30-1:30pm in ROWE 320.

Applications for the Fall round of the IDEA Grant program are due by 4:00pm on October 15, 2013. Students awarded a grant in the Fall round will plan and develop the project in Spring 2014 and complete the project work in summer 2014. A new cycle of the IDEA program will begin in Spring 2014 with applications due on March 17, 2014.

• Share Your Research Knowledge – Become a Peer Research Ambassador!

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Seeking Peer Research Ambassadors

The Office of Undergraduate Research is looking for students who have engaged in undergraduate research at UConn to serve as Peer Research Ambassadors. Peer Research Ambassadors attend OUR workshops and help represent OUR at events like open houses and career fairs. It is extremely valuable for students looking to get involved in research to hear directly from other students about their experiences.  Peer Ambassadors will also act as an informal advisory board, sharing feedback with OUR administrators on how to improve outreach efforts and programming. Consider sharing your wisdom!

If you would be interested in serving as a Peer Ambassador, please complete the brief application at http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/peer-research-ambassador-application/ at your earliest convenience. If you have additional questions about this opportunity, please contact Caroline McGuire, Interim Director of OUR, at caroline.mcguire@uconn.edu.