The Office of Undergraduate Research staff worked with campus partners to identify and define terms related to undergraduate research for the Purdue West Lafayette campus. The functional definition ...

At Penn State Altoona, undergraduate research is about curiosity, discovery, and hands-on learning. As a student researcher, ...

The objective of basic research is to gain more comprehensive knowledge or understanding of the subject under study, without specific applications in mind. In industry, basic research is defined as ...

Undergraduate research has a rich history, and many practicing researchers point to undergraduate research experiences (UREs) as crucial to their own career success. There are many ongoing efforts to ...

Most departments look for UGCAs who have taken multiple courses in the discipline and received high grades. In addition, they look for students who are passionate about helping others learn and who ...