UROP News
2020 Humanities Undergraduate Research Fellows Selected
The Humanities Undergraduate Research Fellowship program is a collaboration between the Oregon Humanities Center and the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. The HURF program provides undergraduate students with an opportunity conduct...
2019-2020 Presidential Undergraduate Research Scholars Selected
Seven UO undergraduate students majoring in chemistry, physics, and computer and information science have been selected as 2019-2020 Presidential Undergraduate Research Scholars. The Presidential Undergraduate Research Scholars...
2019 O’Day Fellowship in Biological Sciences Recipients
UROP is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 O'Day Fellowship in Biological Sciences. For more information about the program visit the O'Day Fellowship website. The awards are distributed annually by the Undergraduate...
2019 VPRI Undergraduate Fellowship Recipients
UROP is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 VPRI Undergraduate Fellowship. For more information about the program visit the VPRI Fellowship website. Kayla Walker Major: Linguistics Faculty Mentor: Melissa Baese-Berk...
Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholars
UROP and the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact are pleased to announce the 2019 Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholars. For more information about the program visit the KCUS website. Dan TudoricaThermo...
Winter 2019 Mini-grant Recipients
UROP is pleased to announce the recipients of the winter 2019 Mini-grant Awards. For more information about the recipients and their projects visit the Mini-grant website. Elizabeth BaachMajor: Environmental Science Faculty Mentor:...
2019 Humanities Undergraduate Research Fellows
UROP and the Oregon Humanities Center are pleased to announce the 2019 Humanities Undergraduate Research Fellows. For more information about the program visit the HURF website. Cydnie Davenport Major: Linguistics and Russian,...
Fall 2018 Mini-grant Recipients
UROP is pleased to announce the recipients of the fall 2018 Mini-grant Awards. For more information about the recipients and their projects visit the Mini-grant website. James Andersen, Scandinavian Studies, A Toast from the High...
Modus Operandi with Jared Acosta-King
Modus Operandi is a regular series that peers into the methods and personalities of UO undergraduate scholars. Jared Acosta-King is a senior psychology major conducting research in the Smear Lab. Jared's research investigates the neurological...
Modus Operandi with Natalie Mosqueda
Modus Operandi is a regular series that peers into the methods and personalities of UO undergraduate scholars. Natalie Mosqueda is a senior biology major conducting research in the Postlethwait lab. Natalie's research investigates the...
Modus Operandi with Adrian Gordon
Modus Operandi is a regular series that peers into the methods and personalities of UO undergraduate scholars. Adrian Gordon is a junior chemistry major conducting research in the Boettcher Lab. Adrian's research is focused on finding more...
Fall 2017 Mini-grant Award Recipients and 2018 Humanities Fellows Announced
Fall 2017 Mini-grant Award Recipients Spencer Smith, "Muscle fatigue in young and older adults: how can we tell?" Jennie Shen, "The Effectiveness of Audiovisual Training on Non-Native English Speech Perception and Production" Tristan Mistkawi, "Electronic...
Modus Operandi with Geena Littel
Modus Operandi is a regular series that peers into the methods and personalities of UO undergraduate scholars. Geena Littel is a senior geophysics major conducting research in the Thomas Lab. Geena studies seismic waves that radiate from...
Modus Operandi with Peace Kotamnives
Modus Operandi is a regular series that peers into the methods and personalities of UO undergraduate scholars. Peace Kotamnives is a senior physics and mathematics major conducting research in the Torrence Lab. Kotamnive's research focuses on the reconstruction of...
2017-2018 Presidential Undergraduate Research Scholars Selected
Eight UO undergraduate students majoring in chemistry, physics, and the earth sciences have been selected as 2017-2018 Presidential Undergraduate Research Scholars. This is the third cohort of the Presidential Undergraduate Research Scholars program coordinated in...
2017 Peter O’Day Fellows Selected
Four pairs of UO undergraduate-graduate researchers in the biological sciences have been selected as recipients of the Peter O'Day Fellowship in Biological Sciences. The awards are distributed annually by the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program within the...
2017 VPRI Undergraduate Fellows Selected
UO undergraduate researchers examining everything from inter-tribal dynamics to searching for Di-Higgs resonance to feminism and gender in modern Irish literature have received Vice President for Research and Innovation Undergraduate Fellowships for the summer of...
7th Annual UO Undergraduate Research Symposium Preview
Established in 2011, the UO Undergraduate Symposium celebrates the remarkable contributions undergraduates make to research and creative scholarship in a wide range of disciplines. The Undergraduate Symposium is hosted by the Division of Undergraduate Studies with...
Modus Operandi with Anisha Adke
Modus Operandi is a regular series that peers into the methods and personalities of UO undergraduate scholars. Anisha Adke is a junior biology major (concentration in neuroscience and behavior) in the Department of Biology conducting research in the Miller Lab....
Winter 2017 Mini-grant Recipients
Eight UO undergraduate students have been selected as recipients of the UROP Mini-grant award. Open to students from all academic disciplines, the award provides financial support to undergraduates conducting research, creative scholarship or work on an innovative...
HURF and Fall 2016 Mini-grant Recipients Selected
Fifteen UO undergraduate students have been selected as recipients of the UROP Mini-grant award and the Humanities Undergraduate Research Fellowship. The Mini-grant award provides financial support to undergraduates conducting research, creative scholarship or work on...
How Important is the Reputation of Your Advisor/PI?
The Chronicle of Higher Education has published a series of articles on the perceived importance of a graduate students' advisor or lab director's reputation. Undergraduates that are considering graduate school may find this information valuable. How Much Is Your...
Oh, the Places You’ll Go… with a UROP Mini-grant
The annual undergraduate research edition of the UO College of Arts and Sciences' CASCADE magazine is out and its full of great stories and examples of undergraduate research being done within the college. What really stood out in this edition was the stellar research...
2017 CUR Posters on the Hill Application Opens
The Council on Undergraduate Research just announced the application dates for the 21st annual Poster on the Hill event in Washington, D.C. This is a competitive event, giving students the opportunity to showcase their research to congressional members, meet with...
12 UO Undergraduate Researchers earn VPRI Undergraduate Fellowships
UO undergraduate researchers examining everything from Beirut beauty salons to wavelet analysis of the PNI climate index to genocide and the Northern Paiute have received Vice President for Research and Innovation Undergraduate Fellowships for the summer of 2016. The...
Modus Operandi with Erik Burlingame
Modus Operandi is a regular series that peers into the methods and personalities of UO undergraduate scholars. Erik Burlingame is a senior biochemistry major in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry conducting research in the Washbourne Lab....
6th Annual UO Undergraduate Symposium Preview
The 6th Annual UO Undergraduate Symposium is just under two weeks away. In anticipation of the event we are providing a preview of what is in store this year. Quick Facts: Date: Friday, May 20, 2016 Location: Global Scholars Hall Time: 3:00 pm - 7:45...
Modus Operandi with Claire Aubin
Modus Operandi is a regular series that peers into the methods and personalities of UO undergraduate scholars. Claire Aubin is a senior double-major in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and International Studies. Aubin's research focuses on Ivan “John”...
Winter 2016 Mini-grant Recipients Selected
Eleven UO undergraduate students have been selected as recipients of the UROP Mini-grant award. Open to students from all academic disciplines, the award provides financial support to undergraduates conducting research, creative scholarship or work on an innovative...
Mini-grant and HURF Recipients Selected
Twenty-one UO undergraduate students have been selected as inaugural recipients of the UROP Mini-grant award and the Humanities Undergraduate Research Fellowship. The Mini-grant award provides financial support to undergraduates conducting research, creative...
Two UO Undergraduates to Present Research at Disciplinary Conference
Two UO undergraduate students will be presenting their research at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) in Dallas, Texas, from October 14-17. The annual meeting is a gathering of scientists, students, artists, preparators, advocates,...
CUR Posters on the Hill
Applications for the Council on Undergraduate Research's (CUR) 20th annual undergraduate poster session on Capitol Hill are now being accepted. This is a great opportunity for undergraduate students to visit the Capitol in Washington, D.C. and present their research...
The Advantage – Vol. III
The Advantage is a regular series examining the benefits of undergraduate research and creative scholarship. Each edition will explore one of the benefits of conducting research as an undergraduate student. Vol. I - Career Pathways Vol. II - Professional Advancement...
UO Undergraduate Receives Prestigious Conference Travel Award
University of Oregon student Ben Blue was recently awarded an Undergraduate Travel Award from the Genetics Society of America to attend the 20th International C. elegans Meeting. C. elegans is the biannual conference that brings together the international community of...
First Cohort of Presidential Undergraduate Research Scholars Selected
Nine University of Oregon students have been selected as Presidential Undergraduate Research Scholars. The PURS program was established by professor of chemistry, Geraldine Richmond, through her appointment as presidential chair in science. The presidential chair...
UO Undergraduate Symposium Preview
The 5th Annual UO Undergraduate Symposium is just under two weeks away. In anticipation of the event we're taking a quick look at what is in store. Quick Facts: Date: Thursday, May 14, 2015 Location: EMU, 2nd Floor Time: 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm (see full...
UR Opportunity Highlight – UO R25 Program
In this edition of the UO Undergraduate Research Opportunity Highlight we look at the UO R25 Program. Overview: The University of Oregon R25 Summer Research Program (R25 SRP) offers fellowship opportunities for undergraduates to participate in ongoing National...
UO Student Invited to Present Research at NCUR
The University of Oregon’s Charlotte Rheingold has been invited to present her research paper at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) on April 16-18 on the campus of Eastern Washington University. Sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research,...
5 Reasons to Conduct Research as an Undergraduate
1. Get to know your professors outside of the formal classroom setting. Students rarely get to know faculty members outside of the stuffy classroom setting. Conducting research allows you to learn more about what they are like as teachers, researchers, and humans. You...
UR Opportunity Deadlines
UROP provides a bi-weekly update of upcoming undergraduate research opportunity deadlines at the UO and around the U.S.A. Programs at UO UO Undergraduate Symposium | March 18 Presidential Undergraduate Research Scholars | March 20 Undergraduate Research Fellowship...
UR Opportunity Highlight – Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
In this edition of the UO Undergraduate Research Opportunity Highlight we look at the Undergraduate Research Fellowship program in the Center on Teaching and Learning. Overview: The Undergraduate Research Fellowship (URF) Program allows full-time juniors and seniors...
CUR Quarterly – Call for Submissions – How UR Advances Science Policy
Call for submissions for the Spring 2016 issue of the CUR Quarterly: "How Undergraduate Research Advances Science Policy" The theme of the Spring 2016 CUR Quarterly focuses on how undergraduate research advances science policy. Articles are sought that report on the...
UR Opportunity Deadlines
UROP provides a bi-weekly update of upcoming undergraduate research opportunity deadlines at the UO and around the U.S.A. Programs at UO CSMC Summer Research Program | February 28 UO Undergraduate Symposium | March 18 Presidential Undergraduate Research Scholars...
UR Opportunity Deadlines
UROP provides a bi-weekly update of upcoming undergraduate research opportunity deadlines at the UO and around the U.S.A. Programs at UO NIDA Summer Research Internship | February 14 Presidential Undergraduate Research Scholars | February 18 Foreign Language and Area...
The Advantage – Vol. II
The Advantage is a regular series examining the benefits of undergraduate research and creative scholarship. Each edition will explore one of the benefits of conducting research as an undergraduate student. Vol. I - Career Pathways Vol. II - Professional Advancement...
UR Opportunity Highlight – Community Planning Workshop
In this edition of the UO Undergraduate Research Opportunity Highlight we look at the Community Planning Workshop in the Community Service Center. Overview: The CPW provides classroom education and in-field training to undergraduate students to address current...
UR Opportunity Deadlines
UROP provides a bi-weekly update of upcoming undergraduate research opportunity deadlines at the UO and around the U.S.A. Programs at UO Oregon Undergraduate Research Journal - Spring '15 Edition | February 6 UO Library Undergraduate Research Award | February 10 NIDA...
A Beginner’s Guide to the UO Undergraduate Symposium
What is the Undergraduate Symposium? The Undergraduate Symposium was created to celebrate the contributions that undergraduate students from every discipline make to the research mission of the university. These contributions come in various forms: a thesis project a...
UR Opportunity Highlight – NIDA Summer Research Internship
In this edition of the UO Undergraduate Research Opportunity Highlight we look at the NIDA Summer Research Internship in the College of Education & Prevention Science Institute. Overview: The NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) Summer Research Program for...
Oregon Undergrad Research Journal | Deadline Feb. 6
The Oregon Undergraduate Research Journal (OURJ) is a student-run, open access, scholarly publication that showcases UO undergraduate research and creative scholarship from every field. Students may submit an honors thesis, term paper, and creative work. This is an...
UR Opportunity Deadlines
UROP provides a bi-weekly update of upcoming undergraduate research opportunity deadlines at the UO and around the U.S.A. Programs at UO Oregon Undergraduate Research Journal - Spring '15 Edition | February 6 NIDA Summer Research Internship | February 14 Foreign...
Best Apps for Undergraduate Researchers
A key skill for any researcher is staying organized. Keeping track of sources, notes, and ideas can quickly become a headache if you don't stay on top of it. Fortunately there are many apps available for iOS, Android, and Windows devices that can assist researchers...
Thinking About Your Online Academic Identity
The following post is part of an ongoing series that focuses on professional development issues that are important for undergraduate researchers to consider. Thinking About Your Online Academic Identity As nascent scholars, undergraduate researchers should begin to...
UR Opportunity Highlight – CSMC Summer Research Program
In this edition of the UO Undergraduate Research Opportunity Highlight we look at the CSMC Summer Research Program in the Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry. Overview: The CSMC Summer Research Program for undergraduates is a 9 week summer research program in...
Program Announcements – Opportunities in California, Florida, South Carolina, & Nevada
Undergraduate summer research opportunity announcements are starting to flood the UROP inbox! This week we have announcements from institutions in California, Florida, South Carolina, and Nevada. Host Institution: University of California, Irvine Program...
UO Undergraduate Symposium – Abstract Submission Open Today
Submissions are now open for the 2015 UO Undergraduate Research Symposium. The UO Undergraduate Symposium celebrates the remarkable contributions that UO undergraduates make to research and creative scholarship in a wide range of disciplines and aspires to engage...
The Advantage – Vol. I
The Advantage is a regular series examining the benefits of undergraduate research and creative scholarship. Each edition will explore one of the advantages that participating in undergraduate research can have for undergraduate students. Vol. I - Career Pathways...
UR Opportunity Highlight – Nomad Mentorship Program
In this edition of the UO Undergraduate Research Opportunity Highlight we look at the Nomad Mentorship Program (NOMAD) in the Department of Comparative Literature. Overview: The Nomad program offers energetic undergraduate scholars the chance to hone their critical...
Program Announcement: External Summer Research Opportunity
Host Institution: Oklahoma State University Program Overview: The program's focus is Biological Basis of Human and Animal Behavior. The goal of this program is to provide 10 undergraduate students with an in-depth, hands-on research experience focused on the...
UO Library – Undergraduate Research Award
The UO Library is currently accepting applications for their Undergraduate Research Awards (URA). The award recognizes undergraduate students who demonstrate excellent library research skills and high-quality academic work. Prizes range from $1,000 - $1,500....
UO Students Present Research @ Annual CCIP Conference
On December 2-3, 2014, the University of Oregon hosted the 3rd Annual Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples Conference and Student Symposium. The conference was an opportunity for more than 60 UO students and 4 visiting indigenous students to exchange ideas,...
Department of Homeland Security – Summer Research Team
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sponsors a 10-week summer internship program. This program offers the opportunity to enhance the scientific leadership at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in research areas that support the mission and goals of DHS....
NCUR 2015 Submission Deadline – December 2
The National Conference on Undergraduate Research [NCUR] abstract deadline is tomorrow, December 2, 2014. NCUR [April 16-18, 2015] is a multi-disciplinary conference for bright, motivated, and talented students, who come from all types of institutions including...
New Fellowship and Internship Opportunities
Although winter has not even officially started, it is now the time of year to begin to think about summer plans. If you're interested in getting paid to conduct research over the summer UROP has recently received notices for three opportunities. U.S. Department of...