2013

• Join Us for the Fall Frontiers Research Poster Exhibition

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All members of the UConn community are invited to join us for the Fall Frontiers exhibition, which will feature the projects of 31 outstanding student researchers working across the academic disciplines. A brief keynote address will be given by Michelle Williams, Associate Vice President for Research, and light refreshments will be served.

Inaugural Fall Frontiers in Undergraduate Research Poster Exhibition - Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 5-7 pm - Wilbur Cross South Reading Room

Several student presenters have been profiled by reporters from the Daily Campus. Learn more about their projects at the links below:

  • Profile of Krisela Karaja by Kathleen McWilliams. Research Project: “Latino/Latin American Transnational Narratives of War and Violence”
  • Profile of Rob Stickels by Domenica Ghanem. Research Project: “The Role of Estrogen in the Early Male Gonad”
  • Profile of Rachel Adams by Julia Werth. Research Project: “Development of a Tissue Treatment and Sorting Protocol in the Fabrication of Transcatheter Aortic Valves”

 

U21 Undergraduate Research Conference in Amsterdam

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During a week in July, some of the world’s best undergraduate researchers had an opportunity to get to know each other, learn more about research, and explore one of the world’s great cities.

54 undergraduates from 21 universities around the world divided their time  between exploration of Amsterdam on bicycles and sharing details of their research projects with each other and 14 accompanying faculty and staff members. Junior, Julianne Norton, and May 2013 graduate, Stefanie Walker, were selected to represent UConn as research presenters. Read more …

Spring 2013 UConn IDEA Awards

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The Office of Undergraduate Research announces the recipients of UConn IDEA Grants in the inaugural competition conducted in Spring 2013. This is first round of the new award program, which provides funding of up to $4,000 for entrepreneurial ventures, community service, traditional research, or other creative endeavors. Proposals for the UConn IDEA Grants represented a variety of disciplines, ranging from fine arts to physics. Congratulations to the eleven undergraduates who have been offered UConn IDEA Grants!

Read about the eleven UConn IDEA Grant projects here.

Thank you to the faculty members who have agreed to supervise the UConn IDEA Grant students in their projects. Thank you as well to the faculty members and program directors who served as the initial UConn IDEA Grant Proposal Review Committee!

Office of Undergraduate Research
June 7, 2013

2013 Frontiers Program Now Available

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We hope that you’re planning to attend the Frontiers exhibition this Friday afternoon or Saturday!

Here’s a link to the program. We have 218 undergraduate students presenting posters for 175 research projects. STEM fields, social science, humanities, and the arts are all well represented. Many students who are presenting their research have received SURF, SHARE, and other Office of Undergraduate Research awards.

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The artwork for the Frontiers poster was produced by talented Holster Scholars, Kaitrin Acuna and Julianne Norton. The poster was designed by Mallory Matula. Thank you all!

 

2013 Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Awards

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SURF is the biggest undergraduate research competition administered by the UConn Office of Undergraduate Research. I am delighted to announce that 70 UConn undergraduates have been offered SURF awards for this summer. Members of the faculty review committee commented on how strong the field of 91 applications was this year. SURF applications require research proposals of high quality.

Congratulations to the SURF awardees! Your academic achievements, creativity, and enterprise were ever so evident in your applications. Have fun with your research this summer!

Thank you to the faculty members who supported SURF applicants: mentors, letter writers, and faculty review committee members! SURF represents a collaborative effort between students and faculty. SURF would not exist without the support and participation of faculty members!

Thank you, too, to SURF supporters in the UConn community. Deans of UConn schools and colleges and the Provost’s Office helped to fund the SURF competition this year. Alumni, parents, and friends of UConn also helped fund SURF awards. Our community quilt of funding ensures that SURF supports a diverse array of UConn undergraduate research!

Once again, congratulations to those students offered 2013 SURF awards.

Margaret Lamb, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Undergraduate Research

 

 

 

SHARE Awards 2013

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The SHARE program supports undergraduate research projects in the social sciences, humanities, and arts. We are pleased to announce the 20 awardees for the Spring 2013 semester.  Congratulations!

Project Title: Beyond Nation States
Student Apprentice and Major: Matea Batarilo, Political Science
Faculty Mentor and Department: Prakash Kashwan, Political Science

Project Title: When the Courts Make History: the Impact of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Latin America’s Conflict Zones
Student Apprentice and Major: Kattie Bonilla, Political Science and Individualized Major: Latino Immigrant Women to the U.S.
Faculty Mentor and Department: Luis van Isschot, History and Human Rights

Project Title: Altering Health Incentives through Health Independent Systems
Student Apprentice and Major: Shavonda Brandon, Economics
Faculty Mentor and Department: Dennis Heffley, Economics

Project Title: Could a Union Save This Planet? Coding and Analyzing ‘Sustainable Development’: Perspectives of the IUCN Members
Student Apprentice and Major: Carl D’Oleo-Lundgren, Political Science and Individualized Major: International Relations
Faculty Mentor and Department: Prakash Kashwan, Political Science

Project Title: The New Normal: Goodness Judgments of Non-Standard Speech Variants
Student Apprentice and Major: Julia Drouin, Speech Language and Hearing Sciences
Faculty Mentor and Department: Emily Myers, Speech Language and Hearing Sciences

Project Title: A Study of Teachers’ Questioning Sequences in Reading Instruction
Student Apprentice and Major: Rebecca Duchesneau, Secondary Social Studies Education and History
Faculty Mentor and Department: Catherine Little, Education

Project Title: Teacher Questioning and Student Responses: Promoting Higher-Level Thinking
Student Apprentice and Major: Sarah Forte, English Education
Faculty Mentor and Department: Catherine Little, Education

Project Title: Discourse in Linguistically Diverse Mathematics Classrooms
Student Apprentice and Major: Chelsie Giegerich, Elementary Education; English Concentration
Faculty Mentor and Department: Mary Truxaw, Curriculum and Instruction

Project Title: Hunger Amidst Plenty: Social Mobilization on the Right to Food in India
Student Apprentice and Major: Syeda Haider, Political Science
Faculty Mentor and Department: Shareen Hertel, Political Science

Project Title: Latina/Latin American Transnational Narratives of War and Violence
Student Apprentice and Major: Krisela Karaja, Spanish and English
Faculty Mentor and Department: Guillermo Irizarry, Literatures, Cultures, Languages

Project Title: Contemporary Indian Art
Student Apprentice and Major: Julianne Norton, Psychology
Faculty Mentor and Department: Kathryn Myers, Anthropology

Project Title: Divorce and Well Being
Student Apprentice and Major: Hagar Odoom, Human Development and Family Studies and Political Science
Faculty Mentor and Department: Edna Brown, Human Development and Family Studies

Project Title: Gullah Voices: Watch Night
Student Apprentice and Major: Cristobal Ortega, Journalism and Fine Arts: Concentration in Photography
Faculty Mentor and Department: Mary Junda, Music

Project Title: Caribbean Documentation Project
Student Apprentice and Major: Chelsea Pajardo, History and Psychology
Faculty Mentor and Department: Fiona Vernal, History

Project Title: Gullah Voices: Traditions and Transformations
Student Apprentice and Major: Emily Palumbo, Music and Marketing
Faculty Mentor and Department: Robert Stephens, African American Studies

Project Title: Provision of Emotional Support to Increase Pumping Duration in High Risk Mothers
Student Apprentice and Major: Rebecca Paquette, Nursing
Faculty Mentor and Department: Jacqueline McGrath, Nursing

Project Title: Shared Parenting and its Influence on Post-divorce Fathering
Student Apprentice and Major: Shannon Perkins, Human Development and Family Studies
Faculty Mentor and Department: Kari Adamsons, Human Development and Family Studies

Project Title: The Role of Social Setting in the School Adjustment of Youth Attending Ethnic-Racially Diverse Schools: A Multi-Method, Multi-Dimensional Longitudinal Investigation
Student Apprentice and Major: Andrea Salazar, Human Development and Family Studies
Faculty Mentor and Department: Annamaria Csizmadia, Human Development and Family Studies

Project Title: Perceptual Processing in Individuals with Dyslexia
Student Apprentice and Major: Katlyn Salvador, Communication Disorders and Psychology
Faculty Mentor and Department: Rachel Theodore, Speech Language and Hearing Sciences

Project Title: When the Courts Make History: the Impact of the Inter American Court of Human Rights in Latin America’s Conflict Zones
Student Apprentice and Major: Jack Zachary, Political Science and Human Rights
Faculty Mentor and Department: Luis van Isschot, History and Human Rights