Tag: Undergraduate Research

Fall 2020 Showcase: Cancelled Due to COVID-19

student painting titled world vibration

Showcase of Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Works Posters, oral presentations and art displays will highlight the innovative work URI students are doing! Discover the diversity, depth, and breadth of undergraduate research and creative projects across campus. Tentative Event Schedule: 12:30-12:45 pm Welcome Address  12:45-1:45 Poster Session A 1:45-2:45 pm Poster Session B 3:00-4:00 pm […]

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Undergraduate Research grant recipients work with faculty researcher on raising sea urchins

URI undergraduate students Max Zavell, Anna Byczynski and Alli McKenna are undertaking a three-month food trial on purple urchins caught in Rhode Island waters to test for possible global consumption. Read more.

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MARC U*STAR Program: Apply by March 20th

Are you a student from an underrepresented racial/ethnic group, a student with a disability, or a first-generation college student, and have an interest in research in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), fields?  If yes, MARC U*STAR may be the right program for you! It is a 2-year program designed to increase the number of underrepresented […]

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Apply for a Research Grant: Deadline Extended to April 3, 2020

Students Discuss Chemistry

Undergraduate research and creative innovations are happening all over URI. (URI)2 provides grant support to students for their undergraduate research, creative, and artistic projects. Apply now for funds to participate in original research, or creative or artistic projects of your own design.  Grant applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm on April 3, 2020.  Apply now! […]

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(URI)2 Virtual Proposal and Budget Preparation Workshops: Thursday, March 26

This workshop will now be offered virtually. Please register to receive log-in details. Need help with your research grant proposal and budget? This virtual workshop will teach tips and strategies for writing an effective research grant proposal, and how to estimate costs and what to include with your budget submission.  Virtual Proposal Writing and Budget […]

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(URI)2 Virtual Drop-In Hours: Monday, March 30

This event will now be held virtually. Undergraduate students “drop-in” for tips and strategies on writing an effective research grant proposal, and how to estimate costs and what to include with your budget submission. Virtual Drop-in hours Monday, March 30 from 3:00-5:00 pm. Email uri2@etal.uri.edu to schdule a drop-in time. *Please have a draft proposal and […]

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Biology major’s research seeks to prevent fouling of water sensors that will monitor Narragansett Bay

Senior biology major Devyn Barraza knows the problems pollutants have caused in Narragansett Bay – toxic algae blooms that have killed fish, runoff that has closed beaches – and the crucial need for water monitoring.  She took top honors for her poster in the STEM category at URI’s 2019 Showcase of Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative […]

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March 28-29: STEM Research Conference Commission

Are you involved research and looking for an opportunity to showcase your skills? Do you want to learn more from professionals in your discipline? Would you like the opportunity to meet students from across the United States in varying STEM fields? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you should apply to […]

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Scientists make first observation of fish using bioluminescent flashes to facilitate “schooling”

Undergraduate student and ocean engineering major Nick Chaloux ‘20, along with Assistant Professor of Ocean Engineering Brennan Phillips and URI Ph.D. candidate Rendhy Moreno Sapiie team up at the University of Rhode Island Undersea Robotics and Imaging Lab. Read more.

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