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Find out what’s going on with the Office for Undergraduate Research, read features about OUR-sponsored research, and learn about other news and opportunities here.

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Attend the WinSPIRE Career Fair on July 18th!

06/05/2024

Women and underrepresented genders in STEM Promoting Inclusion in Research Experiences (WinSPIRE) will be hosting its second annual Career Fair on July 18th from 9am-1pm, and we encourage anyone interested to attend.

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A UNC-CH Course Recently Received the UNC System’s Prestigious Undergraduate Research Program Award

06/05/2024

Dr. Jade Fostvedt’s Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) proposal was awarded funding that will allow students the chance to explore chemistry and conservation by synthesizing and analyzing pigments and dyes found in the Ackland Art Museum’s collection.

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Traces: The UNC-Chapel Hill Journal of History published its 12th volume

05/17/2024

In Spring 2024, Traces released its 12th volume, featuring the work of undergraduate historical research from throughout the UNC system.

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Report from the 2024 Celebration of Undergraduate Research

04/30/2024

More than 1300 attendees participated in the 25th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research, where they learned about research conducted across campus from more than 450 undergraduate researchers’ poster presentations.

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Endeavors features the stories of graduating undergraduate researchers

04/29/2024

Undergraduate researchers from Carolina’s 2024 graduating class share how research has shaped their college experience, including some of the OUR’s graduating student ambassadors.

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Hollings Scholarship Awarded to Three UNC-CH Undergraduate Researchers

04/15/2024

Clara DiVincenzo, Lucy Henthorn, and Isabel Leonard, were recently awarded the prestigious Hollings Scholarship, and we encourage others students to apply in the upcoming cycle.

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Call for Abstracts for SLAM-DUNC

04/09/2024

The Symposium for Learning about Alzheimer’s disease-related Medical research at Duke and UNC (SLAM-DUNC) is putting out a call for abstracts for its Fall 2024 symposium.

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Upcoming UNC-Durham Tech Info Session

04/03/2024

Join us for the upcoming UNC-Durham Tech Clinical Research Partnership Info Session on Monday, April 22.

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OUR Newsletter April 2024

04/03/2024

Click here to read the latest news and updates in our April 2024 newsletter.

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Participate in the 2024 BeAM Makerfest!

04/03/2024

All makers are invited to participate in the Spring 2024 BeAM Makerfest that will be held on April 29.

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