Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate research at 鲍鱼tv inspires creativity and excellence by providing students with the opportunity to apply critical thinking skills to make substantive contributions to their field of study.

Benefits of Undergraduate Research at 鲍鱼tv

By participating in undergraduate research, you will gain hands-on experience by working with a faculty mentor who is an expert in your area. Together, you will apply current methods and techniques to push past the boundaries of knowledge on a topic. From this experience, you will expand your resume with a presentation over your research findings in a conference setting which will increase your career readiness and competitiveness for graduate and professional schools.

Undergraduate Research is
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"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge."

Psalm 19:1-2

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Minor in Undergraduate Research

Students who perform undergraduate research at 鲍鱼tv will have the opportunity to complete the Minor in Undergraduate Research along with their declared major. Open to all undergraduate students on the Bolivar campus, the Minor in Undergraduate Research teaches students how to perform research and provides an avenue for them to complete a project and present their findings. The Minor is composed of four components:

Skill Building

Classes that fit this component provide the most general skills needed to perform research across all fields. Students will choose an applicable class from the statistics and communication categories.

Research Techniques

The class from this component will teach students research concepts and strategies for designing a research project of high quality.

Applied Research

In this component, students will have the opportunity to implement original research in their area under the mentorship of a faculty member.

Presentation

For the final component, students will present their findings at the 鲍鱼tv Undergraduate Research Symposium held in the spring semester.

Students who complete the Minor in Undergraduate Research will be more competitive for graduate school, professional school, or a career of research.

Minor in Undergraduate Research

Featured Research Projects

Students this past year worked on a variety of projects including testing water samples for pesticides, evaluating biological compounds against cells grown in culture, and synthesizing new molecules to develop improved therapeutic treatments.