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Request for Proposals: UNC System Undergrad Research Award

08/26/2021

The UNC Undergraduate Research Program Award funds universities or consortia of universities within the UNC System to support undergraduate research. The UNC System’s Undergraduate Research Directors Council has identified three areas of focus for this year’s funding cycle: 1) Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs), 2) Inclusive Excellence, and 3) Digital Learning.

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Read the new Issue of JOURney, the UNC Journal of Undergraduate Research

05/19/2021

The Spring 2021 volume of JOURney: The UNC Journal of Undergraduate Research is now available! This fifth volume of the interdisciplinary journal features 15 original articles that explore current and complex topics in research scholarship.

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JOURney Undergraduate Research Journal is Accepting Submissions: March 17 Deadline

02/19/2021

Established in 2016, JOURney has provided undergraduate students a platform to write about the research projects they work on at the university, whether it be in the natural sciences, social sciences or humanities, as well as through a new popular science section that allows writers to discuss and review a wider scope of a given topic.

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2021 Celebration of Undergraduate Research: Asynchronous Presentations Available

02/12/2021

The 22nd Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research was held on Monday, May 3rd, 2021 from 2-5pm, with posters and presentations also available online. More than 250 students presented 190 posters and live presentations.

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Luke Hoang Nguyen is doing research on mental health here at UNC.

OUR Undergraduate Research Spotlight: Luke Nguyen

12/02/2020

Ever since he was a high school student, UNC undergraduate Luke Nguyen has wanted to analyze how race might impact the ways Asian American and white American college students seek help for their mental health.

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Student holding a sign reading "White Supremacy = Terrorism."

Tracking Domestic Terrorism

08/19/2020

An OUR Undergraduate Research Consultant Team has published their work in creating a dataset to document domestic terrorism.

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