June 5, 2012
Faculty Mentors Engage Undergraduates in Research It’s no secret that UC San Diego’s reputation as a research powerhouse is one of the top reasons that students come here. Immediately following graduation, roughly 46 percent of undergraduates pursue advanced degrees in law, medicine, biology, engineering, education and public health at top…
April 20, 2023
Undergraduate students at UC San Diego will soon present their scholarly work at the 36th annual Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) on April 22, one of only a handful of UC San Diego conferences featuring the research of students from all disciplines.
April 24, 2012
25th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference Showcases Original Student Work Aimee Chabot’s research project was motivated in part by her experience in the military and the effects of PTSD that she witnessed After graduating from high school, Aimee Chabot enlisted in the military and began four years of service with the…
June 4, 2012
…Kuo and Elham Rahimy, undergraduates at the University of California, San Diego, have both received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the most prestigious award in the country conferred upon undergraduates studying the sciences. The scholarship awards $7,500 per year to support outstanding students who plan to pursue careers in science,…
May 14, 2015
…Students Join Hundreds of Undergraduates Across Nation to Co-Author Genomics Research Paper Stephanie Mel, a teaching professor in the Division of Biological Sciences, designed and taught a new biology course called “Research Explorations in Genomics” to allow UC San Diego undergraduates to conduct original research in a classroom setting while…
May 7, 2015
Diverse Undergraduates Discover Pathway to Ph.D. through McNair Program The youngest of a Salvadorian family of seven, Franklin Mejia’s goal is to pursue a doctorate in educational psychology, which is why he joined the UC San Diego McNair Program. The program provides low-income, first-generation undergraduate students and students from groups…
September 5, 2023
…for Advancing Diversity in Undergraduate Research on Aging), a National Institute of Aging funded R25 undergraduate training program, aims to improve diversity in research and clinical careers that are focused on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) and other aging-related topics. MADURA provides paid research lab placements and group training…
October 30, 2014
…Connections at Conference for Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Nov. 4 UC San Diego undergraduates in the arts, humanities and social sciences are using research as a means to deepen engagement in their fields and make interdisciplinary connections to further define their academic interests. On Nov. 4,…
May 1, 2023
UC San Diego’s distinct college communities offer undergraduate students the benefits of a smaller liberal arts college with the resources of a large research university. Now, two decades after Sixth College welcomed its first students, two new colleges emerge.
July 20, 2023
Soon after Alexander Chen began as a chemical engineering graduate student at UC San Diego, he stumbled on a problem that he couldn’t help but work to fix. Instead of just admiring the problem, Chen built a grassroots mentorship program for undergraduates considering graduate school.
