{"id":3496,"date":"2019-04-12T10:43:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T14:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research-draft\/?page_id=3496"},"modified":"2026-06-11T10:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:14:13","slug":"success-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/success-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Read about our amazing students&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/next-stop-medical-school\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/CELS-030325-NL-023-BrownMD-sibs-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/CELS-030325-NL-023-BrownMD-sibs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/CELS-030325-NL-023-BrownMD-sibs-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/next-stop-medical-school\/\">Next Stop: Medical School<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI Interdisciplary Neuroscience Program students, siblings Lohith and Bhavya Chatragadda, have both been accepted to the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/cels-graduate-awarded-research-fellowship-from-national-science-foundation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/preferred-L-Reimels-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/preferred-L-Reimels-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/preferred-L-Reimels-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/cels-graduate-awarded-research-fellowship-from-national-science-foundation\/\">CELS graduate awarded research fellowship from National Science Foundation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Lindsey Reimels \u201925 is using a National Science Foundation research fellowship to study whales and microplastics for her Ph.D. program.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/biological-sciences-students-awarded-research-grant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Kate-and-Emma-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Kate-and-Emma-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Kate-and-Emma-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Kate-and-Emma-2-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/biological-sciences-students-awarded-research-grant\/\">Biological Sciences Students Awarded Research Grant<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Biological Sciences students spend the Spring semester working on their research thanks to a grant from the Office of Undergraduate Research and Innovation.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/grants-give-all-undergraduates-the-chance-to-do-independent-research\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Grant-image-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Grant-image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Grant-image-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/grants-give-all-undergraduates-the-chance-to-do-independent-research\/\">Grants give all undergraduates the chance to do independent research<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI Undergraduate Project Grant program awards about 100 grants each academic year.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/commencement-2023-senior-composer-explores-how-art-transmits-emotion\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Cepeda-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"potrait milana cepeda\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Cepeda-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Cepeda-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/commencement-2023-senior-composer-explores-how-art-transmits-emotion\/\">Commencement 2023: Senior composer explores how art transmits emotion<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Milana Cepeda's undergraduate research project idea comes to life with support from the Office of Undergraduate Research and Innovation.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/uri-students-research-finds-illegal-sale-of-pet-turtles-in-u-s-has-found-a-niche-on-the-web\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Asian-Box-Turtle-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"hand holding turtle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Asian-Box-Turtle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Asian-Box-Turtle-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/uri-students-research-finds-illegal-sale-of-pet-turtles-in-u-s-has-found-a-niche-on-the-web\/\">URI students\u2019 research finds illegal sale of pet turtles in U.S. has found a niche on the web<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Four URI students, who received a URI undergraduate research grant for the project, take part in a study and are the first in the network to publish their work.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/theatre-student-earns-top-honors-for-showcase-2021-poster-on-lighting-design-one-of-her-many-roles\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Audrey-Visscher-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Audrey-Visscher-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Audrey-Visscher-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/theatre-student-earns-top-honors-for-showcase-2021-poster-on-lighting-design-one-of-her-many-roles\/\">Theatre student earns top honors for Showcase 2021 poster on lighting design \u2013 one of her many roles<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Audrey Visscher, theatre and film media major won 1st place poster in Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities. Read more.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/bsps-student-wins-first-place-in-undergraduate-research-showcase\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Maggie-Hill-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Maggie Hill\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Maggie-Hill-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Maggie-Hill-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/bsps-student-wins-first-place-in-undergraduate-research-showcase\/\">BSPS student wins first place in Undergraduate Research Showcase<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Maggie Hill, a&nbsp;BSPSstudent in the College of Pharmacy wins for her project combating disease in shrimp! Read more. &nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/uri2-hosts-showcase-for-fellowships-research-projects\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/IMG_8305-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/IMG_8305-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/IMG_8305-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/uri2-hosts-showcase-for-fellowships-research-projects\/\">(URI)2 hosts showcase for fellowships, research projects<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island Undergraduate Research and Innovation, or (URI)2, held its showcase for student research projects on Wednesday, Nov. 3. Read about the event in the Good Five Cent Cigar.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/uri-students-learn-from-summer-research-at-harvard-uc-san-diego\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Jewel-Voyer-SM-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jewel Voyer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Jewel-Voyer-SM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/948\/Jewel-Voyer-SM-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/uri-students-learn-from-summer-research-at-harvard-uc-san-diego\/\">URI students learn from summer research at Harvard, UC San Diego<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Rising senior at URI, Jewel Voyer conducts cancer research in an infectious disease lab at Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital in Boston.&nbsp; Read more about Jewel.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read about our amazing students&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1858,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3496","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1858"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3496"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6664,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3496\/revisions\/6664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}