Undergraduate Research Week!
by Office of Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity
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Be sure to explore the agenda below and register for individual events (not just the whole-week event!)
For more information:
Check out the full Undergraduate Research Week schedule here on HopkinsGroups or on our website: https://krieger.jhu.edu/ursca/series/undergraduate-research-week/
Agenda
Past Events
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
As part of URSCA's Undergraduate Research Week (October 21-25), the Baltimore Museum of Art will offer a workshop on conducting object-based research. Led by the BMA's Assistant Curator of Academic Engagement, Dr. Robin Joyce, and Director of Conservation, Linda Owen, this workshop will provide guidance on engaging with objects as research material across disciplines and will highlight the different ways in which conservators, curators, and art historians work with objects. The speakers will also provide information on how undergraduates can get involved with research at the BMA.
Registration is capped at 30, so be sure to reserve your spot!
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
As part of URSCA's Undergraduate Research Week (October 21-25), current Woodrow Wilson Fellows and other undergraduate researchers will share insights on how to identify a faculty mentor and how to navigate the mentor relationship as you pursue your undergraduate research project.
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
As part of URSCA's Undergraduate Research Week (October 21-25), this virtual info session will provide guidance for undergraduates interested in conducting research that involves human subjects. Whether the research is in the natural sciences, social sciences, arts, or humanities, students dealing with human participants in any way must receive approval for their study from the Institutional Review Board (IRB). In this info session, a member of the Homewood Institutional Review Board will explain IRB policies for undergraduates, outline the process for applying for IRB approval, and answer questions.
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
As part of URSCA's Undergraduate Research Week (October 21-25), this virtual panel discussion will explore the possibilities of conducting research abroad as an undergraduate, from the logistics to the adventure! On this panel, URSCA-funded undergraduate researchers will share their experience; staff from the Global Education Office will explain procedures and offer tips; and staff from URSCA will talk about special funding opportunities for international research.
Panelist Ginger Trask '25 did historical research in England, France, and Tahiti on an ASPIRE Grant. Panelist Adam Xia '25 did economic research in China on a Phares Family Grant.
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
As part of URSCA's Undergraduate Research Week (October 21-25), this panel discussion will explore how undergraduates can get involved in scientific research, and how they can craft their own projects within the structure of a lab. Panelists include current Woodrow Wilson Fellows and other URSCA-funded undergraduate researchers, who will offer guidance for their peers.
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
As part of URSCA's Undergraduate Research Week (October 21-25), this panel discussion will explore how undergraduates can get involved in social science research in all its many forms. Panelists include current Woodrow Wilson Fellows and other URSCA-funded undergraduate researchers, as well as URSCA staff, who will offer guidance on getting started and on applying for funding.
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
As part of URSCA's Undergraduate Research Week (October 21-25), this virtual panel discussion will explore what it means to do research in the humanities, and will offer guidance for undergraduates interested in pursuing a humanities research project. Panelists include current URSCA-funded undergraduate researchers as well as humanities faculty and staff.
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
As part of URSCA's Undergraduate Research Week (October 21-25), this virtual panel discussion will explore what it means to do research in the arts, from creative writing to filmmaking to studio art and beyond, and will offer guidance for undergraduates interested in pursuing funding for a creative arts project. Panelists include current URSCA-funded undergraduates as well as faculty and staff.
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
To kick off URSCA's Undergraduate Research Week (October 21-25), this info session will provide an overview of the undergraduate research grants and fellowships offered by the Office of Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity, as well as information about the application process and tips for getting started.
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
To kick off URSCA's Undergraduate Research Week (October 21-25), this info session will provide an overview of the Woodrow Wilson Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, including information about the application process and tips for getting started.
The Woodrow Wilson Fellowship is available to first-year Krieger undergraduates in all majors and disciplines.
Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend this info session to learn more and ask questions.
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