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Spring 2024 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research Recipients; Summer Applications Now Open (Due Feb. 15)

December 18, 2023

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce recipients of the Spring 2024 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards.  These faculty members have been selected to collaborate with and mentor undergraduates on a co-designed research experience during the 2024 spring semester: 

  • Neil Oculi, Environmental Studies: “Developing Geospatial Modules for Coastal Vulnerability and Watershed Vulnerability Index for Saint Lucia to better Understand the Impacts of Climate Change” with Nevaeh Bray, Dylan Daniman, Sarah Jolls, Christopher Karo, Dylan Powell, and Ryan Schraner
  • Esther Gravis, Nursing: “Evaluating Inclusive Teaching Strategies in an Undergraduate Social Justice and Population Health Course” with Lea Prudhomme and Lexa Wendl
  • Jessica Logue, Philosophy: “A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Van Gogh” with Anna Singley
  • Christie Engesser Cesar and Priya Mani, Biology: “Student Responses to Peer Learning Assistants in Biology Lecture Courses” and “Professional Development in Undergraduate Learning Assistants” with Shannon Duggan and Cade McDonald

Applications for summer 2024 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards are available now in the Undergraduate Research section of PilotsUP.

Applications for summer 2024 are due February 15 at noon.

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