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  1. Front Page

    Find out how to get started in research, explore opportunities, and access funding at Duke. The URS Office helps students connect with faculty, community, and campus partners for undergraduate research.

  2. Guide to Undergraduate Research at Duke

    Learn how to get involved in research at Duke from various disciplines and programs, and hear from faculty and students who share their experiences and benefits. Find resources and tips on how to connect with mentors, find projects, and overcome challenges in research.

  3. Opportunities Database

    Find various research opportunities for Duke undergraduates in different disciplines, time-frames, and funding options. Browse URS-administered programs, external programs, and weblinks to more resources.

  4. Undergraduate Research

    Undergraduate Research Conduct meaningful research with faculty. ... Duke's online student research network is the place to start. Our faculty research labs list opportunities for undergraduates within the Muser system. Typically, there are three rounds of recruiting every calendar year. Research experiences usually last one semester.

  5. Duke Opportunities

    Find out about various programs, opportunities, and grants for undergraduate research at Duke. Explore funding, summer programs, position listings, and interdisciplinary projects in different disciplines.

  6. Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities

    REACH Equity Summer Undergraduate Research Program (RESURP) is an 8- week summer program for rising junior and senior undergraduate students. ... (URS) promotes undergraduate research at Duke through workshops, the annual Visible Thinking Symposium, funding independent research, assistantships and conferences and by providing support for summer ...

  7. URS Conference Grants

    Enrolled Duke students are eligible to apply for a URS Conference Grant. This grant is an award of up to $500 to use towards registration, travel, or other expenses to present research they have conducted at Duke for one conference per semester. This award provides financial support for conferences, contingent on university requirements and restrictions regarding approved travel destinations.

  8. Undergraduate Research

    Learn how to conduct research in any discipline and earn academic credit or honors through Trinity College. Find out how to get started, access funding and connect with faculty mentors at the Undergraduate Research Support Office.

  9. Opportunities: URS Administered Programs

    The Undergraduate Research Support Office (URS) offers various programs to support undergraduate research and inquiry in all disciplines. Learn about the eligibility, application, and funding details of each program, such as Deans' Summer Fellowships, URS Assistantships, and BSURF.

  10. Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium

    The 2024 Duke Undergraduate Research Symposium will take place on April 15, 2024 in Karsh Alumni and Visitor Center. Our annual symposium is a celebration of ongoing research from across campus being conducted by our talented undergraduate students. Those who have received URS funding through summer fellowships or academic term small grants (assistantships, independent study grants, and ...

  11. Getting Started in Research

    Doing research in any department of interest is possible here at Duke, including Arts & Humanities, STEM, and Social Sciences. Research as an undergraduate will look different depending on the discipline, and mentorship structures in different fields will vary. In STEM departments, research groups are often larger, with undergraduates, graduate ...

  12. Undergraduate Research Opportunities

    Learn how to get involved in computer science research at Duke, from independent study to summer programs. Explore projects, events, and resources for undergraduates who want to gain hands-on experience and distinction.

  13. Research & Independent Study

    Independent study provides research experience and academic credit for laboratory, field work, or theoretical research. Independent study projects may be done with any faculty in the biological sciences, at other institutions and even during study abroad. Info on getting started & finding mentors. You may want to pursue Graduation with ...

  14. Undergraduate Research

    Undergraduate Research. Summer research opportunities offered by the Physics Department are an excellent introduction to scientific research. Most Physics majors do research during their time at Duke, and many do senior thesis to graduate with distinction. Students are encouraged to contact potential faculty research advisors, to inquire about ...

  15. Undergraduate Research

    During her last undergraduate semester at Duke, Aasha Henderson worked with colleagues in Sociology and Nursing to examine health outcomes in a Latinx community. Her independent study paper compared how recent Latinx immigrants to North Carolina categorized themselves into racial groups ( self-reported race ) to how they believed other ...

  16. Undergraduate Research

    Undergraduate research in psychology and neuroscience is strongly supported by Trinity College of Arts and Sciences through the Office of Undergraduate Research Support (URS), available to help students think about their research interests and better understand the variety of opportunities for undergraduate research at Duke along with a growing ...

  17. Research

    We encourage students to engage in undergraduate research, and will support Global Culture and Theory students and undergraduates pursuing other majors as well. Undergraduate research is a mentored experience, and you will work closely with a faculty member. More than half of all undergraduates at Duke engage in some form of undergraduate research.

  18. Undergraduate Research Support Office

    The Undergraduate Research Support office promotes undergraduate research at Duke through workshops, the annual Visible Thinking Symposium, funding independent research, assistantships and conferences and by providing support for summer research programs. See the complete list of URS programs and check out the How to Begin page to get started!

  19. Undergraduate Research

    Math+. Math+ (formerly DOmath) is an eight-week collaborative summer research program in mathematics, open to all Duke undergraduates. The program consists of groups of 2-4 undergraduate students working together on a single project. Each project is led by a faculty mentor assisted by a graduate student.

  20. Neuroscience: Undergraduate Research Opportunities

    Undergraduate funding opportunities can be searched on the Undergraduate Research Support website. Undergraduate Studies in Neuroscience at Duke University provides rich opportunities for undergraduate students to explore neuroscience with faculty from diverse disciplines and perspectives. Locate an exciting lab to work in here!

  21. Experience Lab Research

    The Undergraduate Research Support Office (URS) promotes undergraduate research at Duke through workshops, the annual Visible Thinking Symposium, funding independent research, assistantships and conferences and by providing support for summer research programs. See the complete list of URS programs.

  22. Undergraduate Program

    We support undergraduate scholarly endeavors, train students for an array of careers, and communicate to them the impact and significance of biology. We offer a broad range of learning opportunities, including traditional classroom experiences, hands-on learning in the field and the laboratory, independent study, and full student engagement in research.

  23. Duke Vertices Home

    Our Mission. Duke University's premier undergraduate science magazine and peer-reviewed research journal. Established in the early 1980s, Vertices is Duke University's premier student-run science magazine and semesterly undergraduate research journal. Our organization aims to spotlight innovative scientific research and news at Duke and beyond.

  24. Looking for the Achilles' Heel in Treatment-Resistant Tumors

    As an undergraduate at Duke, Eyler planned to pursue a PhD and become a scientist. Those plans changed after she became friends with the son of Henry Friedman, MD, the James B. Powell, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Pediatric Oncology. Friedman had a hunch she would excel as a physician. So, he invited her to shadow him in the clinic.

  25. Undergraduate Admissions

    From your first semester at Duke, our signature educational experience immerses you in Hands-on Design, Data Science, Computing Fundamentals, Research and Entrepreneurship. At Duke BME, we prepare creative engineers inspired and equipped to solve complex societal problems. Earn your biomedical engineering degree at Duke.

  26. Welcome to the 2024-25 Academic Year

    The Duke of today is a diverse community of students, trainees, faculty, and staff, and we all play a part in ensuring its continued excellence and impact in the world. The coming year will offer many exciting opportunities for all of us to learn and grow through education, research, service, and interaction as a community.

  27. Duke Counts Historic Fundraising and Alumni Engagement Year as it

    Nearly 87,000 Duke University alumni and friends gave $573 million in fiscal year 2024 to support the research, faculty, financial aid, patient care, campus transformations, and the student experience that will take the university into its next 100 years. ... and educational programs for all of Duke's undergraduate, graduate, and professional ...

  28. What Comes After Race-Conscious Affirmative Action in Higher Education

    The State of Diversity in Higher Education. On June 29th, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious Affirmative Action in higher education admissions in Students For Fair Admissions (SFFA) v Harvard and Students For Fair Admissions v UNC.The court's decision is likely to cause a nationwide decrease in the admissions of students of color. ...

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