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Mar 13, 2025

The Office of Undergraduate Research is Hiring!

Research Ambassadors Held by students with substantial research experience, the OUR’s Research Ambassadors  guide fellow students on how to get started with research.  They also represent the OUR at events and meetings aimed at sharing information about the office and the process of starting research.  For a full job description and information on how to…

Mar 11, 2025

Upcoming Deadline! March 21, 2025 for Spring Symposium Registration

The deadline for students to register for the Spring Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium is March 21, 2025 11:59 P.M.  Projects at any stage in the process are welcome (including the beginning), as are research projects done as part of a course.  Students can present a poster (printing is covered by the OUR when students use…

Mar 11, 2025

College Students: Apply Now for the 2025 ROOT Program, a Paid Summer Opportunity at MoMath!

Are you an undergraduate math major looking to spend a fun summer in New York City while honing your communication and math outreach skills and gaining workplace experience? This summer, MoMath looks forward to welcoming a new cohort of participants to the 2025 ROOT (Real Operational Outreach Training) program, a paid summer opportunity for undergraduate students who love math. …

Mar 10, 2025

Arvind Saibaba, Associate Professor, wrote an article for SIAM News on his outreach activities.

In 2019, Dr. Arvind Saibaba received the prestigious NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award, which supports early-career faculty with the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education. Through this grant, Dr. Saibaba collaborated with high school teachers to develop six innovative teaching modules aimed at making advanced mathematical concepts…

Mar 10, 2025

Graduating Math Majors: Spend a Year in NYC at MoMath!

The National Museum of Mathematics is pleased to announce the 2025–2026 MoMath Exponent Fellowship, designed for graduating math majors, this fellowship will bring enthusiastic new graduates to MoMath for a year of outreach, service, and growth. Graduating math majors would meet mathematicians and math-minded people from all over the world while collaborating with a terrific team…

Mar 5, 2025

Society for Multicultural Scientists – SMS

SMS is an organization that was originally founded in 1984 to help students form community on campus. Today, the organization provides career workshops, creative escapes, and outdoor excursions to help build connections in the College of Sciences. Everyone is welcome to join SMS!

Mar 5, 2025

Wellness Programs 

“Let’s Talk” Sessions A Mental Health Drop-in Space for the College of Sciences every Tuesday and Thursday from 12-2pm in the Bureau of Mines. Let’s Talk meetings are not therapy. They are informal sessions that are non-committal spaces for immediate support, whether that means learning a coping skill to address a current stressor, working through…

Feb 28, 2025

Sciences Student Josh Ott is the Recipient of the Astronaut Scholar Award

Josh Ott ’25, a mathematics and physics double major, was selected as a 2024 Astronaut Scholar. Congratulations Josh!

Feb 28, 2025

Michael Dickey Outstanding Research Mentor Award

Do you have a faculty research mentor who has inspired you to be your best, and has fostered a nurturing environment for you to learn and grow? OUR want to hear all about them! Nominations are open for the OUR’s Outstanding Research Mentor Award. Only one outstanding mentor is selected from across the entire campus…

Feb 28, 2025

Spring Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium

The registration/abstract submission window is open for the OUR’s spring symposium.   Your research does not need to be complete in order to present.  Students are encouraged to present at any stage of their project. Special thanks to Eastman for sponsoring this year’s event! Abstracts must be submitted and approved by faculty mentors by March 21, 2025 11:59 P.M.