Undergraduate Research News
Madison Andrews is a Science Research Fellow who earned 2nd place in the recent ACS SWRM 2024 Undergraduate Poster Symposium for her research on refining Activity-Based Protein Profiling under Dr. Aaron Wright.
On November 8th 2024, Baylor Undergraduate Research in Science & Technology (BURST) hosted its annual Research & Internship Day symposium at the Hurd Welcome Center.
Aron Basurto, a standout senior in Medical Humanities and a Provost’s Scholar at Baylor University, has been recognized with an URSA Mini Research Grant for Fall 2024.
The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science will be in Waco! This is a great opportunity for undergrads (and grads!) to make presentations – posters and orals in ALL disciplines.
Greg Zaharas was awarded the URSA grant to support his microbiology research with the mentorship of Dr. Leigh Greathouse.
Berkley Ponce was awarded a 2024-2025 URSA Research Grant to further her research on the role of social apps in political polarization under the guidance of Dr. Patrick Flavin.
The American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) South Regional Meeting is an APSA-sponsored conference designed to facilitate mentorship and collaboration for those interested in physician scientist careers.
Research Internship Day in The Hurd- Friday November 8. 3:00-8:00
Nick Storti received a 2024-2025 URSA Grant, "AC Induction Motor with Superconducting Windings," to support his research with Dr. Emmanuel Agamloh, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is currently accepting applications through December 6 for its SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program for STEM students completing high school, college undergrad, grad, and doctoral degrees at: https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart/en
University Scholar, Felise Bressler, received the URSA Travel Mini-Grant to attend a Weill-Cornell Summer Internship program. She conducted research in the Pleil lab and investigated the neural circuitry of reward.
The Office of Engaged Learning (OEL) is celebrating the selection of a Baylor team for the prestigious Council on Undergraduate Research’s advocacy program - Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR).
The Social Sciences Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) is offering a limited number of grants, up to $400 each.
The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) is dedicated to promoting undergraduate research, scholarship and creative activity in all fields of study by sponsoring an annual conference for students.
The summer of 2024 proved to be a transformative time for over 50 Baylor University students participating in the Office of Engaged Learning’s Baylor Summer Fellows Program. These undergraduate students worked in a variety of internships and research experiences, cultivating scholarly interests and addressing community needs.
The first time Auldynn Chambers heard someone suggest he consider pursuing his doctorate after graduating from Baylor, his immediate thought was, “Only really smart people get Ph.D.s. I’m not smart enough to do that.”
Soon, Chambers will be doing just that, and pursuing a passion he discovered at Baylor — artificial organ development.