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The Office of Undergraduate Research is seeking to fill  two communications student worker positions for Spring 2022: the Office of Undergraduate Research Website, and Undergrad Research Newsletters. These students will work with office administrators to tell the stories of students conducting research.

The positions will be up to approximately 10 hours a week during the academic year and are paid positions at a rate of $10.00 per hour. These are ideal positions for students majoring in journalism, communications, strategic communications or English who desire to build a professional portfolio of work, however students of all majors will be considered.

On Saturday, December 4, the Office of Undergraduate Research hosted our Fourth Annual Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Mountainlair on the WVU Downtown Campus--our first in-person symposium since fall 2019. A huge congratulations to our category winners and runners-up below, and an enormous thanks to all our presenters, mentors, judges, and attendees who made our first in-person symposium in two years such a success!

We're inviting college students around the country to create a podcast — about anything you want! — and compete for a chance to have your work appear on NPR and win a $5,000 scholarship. 

Be a part of the NPR College Podcast Challenge.

Water Power Technologies Innovation and Commercialization Opportunity

Apply Today! https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/DOE-EERE-STP-WPTO-2022-3000

On behalf of Katherine Johnson NASA IV&V Facility

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The Oak Ridge Institute at The University of Tennessee is seeking applications from undergraduate students currently enrolled in colleges and universities across the US who are interested in participating in its Science Alliance Student Mentoring and Research Training (SMaRT) Program.  Students who will be rising sophomores, juniors and seniors in fall of 2021 are eligible to apply.   

This prominent program will select 30 qualified candidates to participate in this 10-week summer program scheduled for May 24 until July 30, 2021. As a selected intern, you will receive a funded internship, including stipends, housing and an allowance for travel to and from Knoxville, TN.  This program will focus on four interdisciplinary areas: 

The WVU Office of Undergraduate Research is proud to announce that one of the university's current Beckman Scholars, Jackie Arnold, placed third in a judged poster competition at the recent American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) annual meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts from November 7-November 11.  

Her research focuses on investigating enzymes and finding the right synthetic environments for these enzymes to behave in the ways they should, some of which have potential applications in healthcare, such as biosensors to help patients with diabetes monitor their glucose levels.

Now accepting applications for: 

Join the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) on Thursday, November 18, from 12 to 3 p.m. ET for a virtual career fair showcasing the STEM internships and fellowships offered at U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) facilities around the country!

During this event, you will have the opportunity to: