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The latest issue of the CUR E-News is available:

• Deadline Today for REU Site PIs to Nominate Students for CUR’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates Symposium
• September 1 Deadline for Applications, CUR Biology Division Travel Grants for Students
• Submit Undergraduate Research Highlights by September 1 for Winter 2017 Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research  Read the rest of this entry →

The latest issue of the CUR e-news is available. Check out these stories:  Read the rest of this entry →

The MSUM Undergraduate Research website wants your departmental information. Help connect students with faculty-mentored research opportunities in your department. Share news about student research achievements, conferences, or funding opportunities. Promote departmental colloquia and presentations.

Individuals can also sign up to receive email updates on faculty-student research here at MSUM and receive the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) newsletter.

Visit the MSUM Undergraduate Research webpage for more information: www.mnstate.edu/undergraduateresearch or email undergraduateresearch@mnstate.edu.

The latest issue of the CUR e-news is available. Check out these stories:

• Register for CUR’s August 16 Webinar, “Creating a Meaningful and Measurable Assessment Plan”
• Now Available: CUR Code of Ethics for Undergraduate Research
• REU Site PIs: Nominate Students for CUR’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates Symposium
• Call for UG Research Highlights, Winter 2017 Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research
• CFP, Summer 2018 Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research: Diversity and Equity
• National Kickoff of “Beyond Doom and Gloom: Engage in Climate Solutions”
• CUR Event: Creative Inquiry in the Arts and Humanities Institute (Nov 2017; application deadline: Sept 25, 2017)
• CUR Event: Initiating and Sustaining Undergraduate Research Programs (Jan 2018; application deadline: Nov 15, 2017)
• CUR Events and Deadlines

For more information, go to www.cur.org or www.mnstate.edu/undergraduateresearch to sign up for the MSUM undergraduate email list serve!

Lisa Nawrot (Psychology) attended the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) annual business meeting in Flagstaff, AZ, June 29-July 2. Nawrot serves as a Councilor in the Psychology Division.

CUR divisions include arts and humanities, biology, chemistry, education, engineering, geosciences, health sciences, mathematics and computer science, physics and astronomy, psychology, social sciences, an at-large division that serves administrators and other disciplines, and a division for directors of undergraduate research programs.

MSUM has enhanced institutional membership in CUR so any faculty or staff member may join and receive CUR benefits, including resources and discounted meeting costs.

For more information, visit www.cur.org, www.mnstate.edu/undergraduateresearch, or join the MSUM Undergraduate Research email list serve.

In this issue of the CUR e-newsletter:

• CUR President Susan Larson Advocates for Undergraduate Research in Fargo’s The Forum
• NAS Recommends NSF Develop Plan for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science Research
• URPD Sponsor Invites Conference Attendees to View Tech Platform for Undergraduate Researchers
• Summer Undergrad Researchers: Apply for Travel Grants to the October National Diversity in STEM Conference
• Travel Grant Applications Due August 25 for Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students
• Nominations Open for Geoscience Information Society’s Best Guidebooks Awards
• CUR Event: Creative Inquiry in the Arts and Humanities Institute (Nov 2017; application deadline: Sept 25, 2017)
• CUR Event: Initiating and Sustaining Undergraduate Research Programs (Jan 2018; application deadline: Nov 15, 2017)
• CUR Events and Deadlines

Sign up for the MSUM Undergraduate Research email list serve for this and more!

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) President—and Concordia College Professor—Susan Larson advocates for undergraduate research in the Fargo Forum.

In “Undergraduate Research Opportunities Foster Creative and Innovative Thinkers,” an op-ed in the June 14 issue of Fargo’s newspaper The Forum, CUR president Susan Larson (Concordia College, MN) called attention to the contributions of undergraduate research to the nation and the skills that it builds in students.

The Council on Undergraduate Research CUR E-news available.

In this issue:

• U-Delaware’s Iain Crawford Elected as 2018-2019 CUR Executive Board President
• Have Questions on Infusing Undergraduate Research into Campus Culture? Attend Free May 17 Webinar
• See/Listen to Media Interviews with 2017 Posters on the Hill Participants
• Call for Undergraduate Research Highlights, Fall 2017 SPUR: Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research
• Call for Nominations, GeoCUR Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
• CUR Welcomes New Member
• CUR Affiliate Member Undergraduate Awards Seeks Entries, Judges
• ASBMB Accepting Applications for Online Course “Art of Science Communication”
• CFP, Intl Conference on Models of Engaged Learning and Teaching
• CUR Event: Proposal Writing Institute (July 2017; application deadline: May 22, 2017)
• CUR Event: Undergraduate Research Program Directors Meeting (June 2017; registration deadline: May 31, 2017)
• CUR Event: Creative Inquiry in the Arts and Humanities Institute (Nov 2017; application deadline: Sept 25, 2017)
• CUR Event: Initiating and Sustaining Undergraduate Research Programs (Jan 2018; application deadline: Nov 15, 2017)
• CUR Events and Deadlines

See the CUR website at www.cur.org or subscribe to the MSUM Undergraduate Research email list serve for more information!

Get the latest Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) e-newsletter by subscribing to the MSUM Undergraduate Research email list serve!  Read the rest of this entry →

Check out the latest issue of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Quarterly. Sign up for the MSUM Undergraduate Research email list serve for this and more: undergraduate_research@lists.mnstate.edu  Read the rest of this entry →

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) is excited to launch the annual Undergraduate Research Week. Although undergraduate research should be celebrated throughout the year, this is one week in particular where we hope you will join us in celebration.  Read the rest of this entry →

Lisa Nawrot (Psychology) recently attended the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) business meeting in Tampa, Fla. Nawrot was elected to serve as a Councilor in the Psychology Division.  Read the rest of this entry →