Below are some announcements, reminders, and deadlines that the OUR would like to share. We welcome students and faculty/staff to meet with (or email) OUR staff and student ambassadors with research-related questions or concerns!
OUR Events and Reminders
- (new) If you presented at or attended Summer Symposium, we’d love to have photos! You can send photos directly to Dr. Showalter (ceshowal). Access to the abstract book is still available for anyone wishing to review projects (or students wishing to review mentors).
- (new) OUR supported Research Assistant (RA) program applications will open later this month. The OUR RA application will be open August 16 – August 23 and OUR supported FWS RA applications will be open August 14 – September 29. Students wishing to apply can find more information on the programs’ respective websites, on the OUR homepage, and in announcements.
- (new) The OUR will host an Open House during Wolfpack Welcome Week from 12:00-2:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Stop by the OUR in Hill 2425 for information, office giveaways, light refreshments, and more!
- (new) Sidewalk Symposium will be hosted on September 26 from 11:00-12:30 at Hill Library on the Hillsborough entrance side. Submissions will open August 21 and be due by September 12. More information coming soon.
- (new) The OUR is looking to hire an additional OUR student ambassador to join us for 2023-2024. Applications can be submitted here and are due by August 17. Review requirements on the OUR Ambassador site.
- (new) Meet with us! Students, faculty, staff, or anyone wishing to know more about undergraduate research are welcomed to schedule an appointment with OUR staff or ambassadors.
- Seminars and Proposal Help Sessions will start for the academic year mid September. Review the respective pages for more information (updates coming soon), as well as the OUR homepage, and in announcements.
- For faculty, staff, post-docs, and approved graduate students wishing to be mentors, let us know! If you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out. For graduate students, mentoring will be included in the Teaching Certificate offered by the Graduate School in the upcoming year; watch for more information!
Other Events and Reminders
- (new) NCUR 2024 will occur in April 2024 and will be hosted by California State University – Long Beach. Applications open September 15 and are due December 8; start considering your submission!
- (new) CUR invites submissions for Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR). A 6-month program for mentors and students to take part in professional development focusing around advocacy and communication, including interacting with stakeholders such as employers, elected officials, and funding agencies. Submissions are due by September 7; reach out to the OUR if you plan to submit.
- The State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS) will be November 11 and hosted by Wingate University. We will share information as we learn more.
- The Black Doctoral Network invites poster submissions for the Undergraduate Research Poster Competition during the October 19-21 conference. Find guidelines and submit here by August 25.
- Rice University Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held on October 21-22. Find more information and apply by September 10 on the GCURS site.
- (new) The Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference for Undergraduate Research (MARCUS) will be held on November 4 at Randolph College. Submissions are due by October 6.
Happy researching!