Overview: The aim of this project is to better understand first-generation college students' reasons for or against studying abroad. The project will involve creating a questionnaire to be administered to first-generation students about their views on study abroad and then doing some follow-up interviews with a sample of them. One goal is to gather ideas about potential interventions that would encourage more first-generation students to participate in a study abroad program during their time at WVU.
Benefits: This position would involve reading some academic studies that focus on ways of encouraging underrepresented groups (including first-generation students) to participate in study abroad. Undergraduate researchers will also learn about online questionnaire design and interviewing techniques. Additionally, the researchers will learn how to analyze these sources of data using quantitative and qualitative methods. This research can be undertaken on a volunteer basis. This research experience may lead to continued involvement in research into the spring 2022 semester via a WVU research program (e.g., the Research Apprenticeship Program) or a faculty supported (i.e., paid) position.
Forest Tree Biology Internship
NEW! featured program with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA-USFS | Davis, CA | Full-Time | DEADLINE: August 25, 2021
Posted on July 2, 2021: Dr. Brandon Choi’s research lab is looking for 2-3 highly motivated undergraduate students to join our research group in the fall of 2021. The Choi lab studies how protein conformations are affected by devastating neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and Huntington’s. We use the cutting-edge single-molecule microscopy technique called smFRET (single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer) to identify and characterize the dynamic structures and protein-protein interactions of various proteins such as alpha-synuclein, amyloid beta, HTT, and SNAREs.
The 13th Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium is expected to open at 11:00 am (EST) on Thursday, July 29, 2021. We will have over 40 undergraduate researchers in a variety of disciplines presenting (posters and oral) and explaining their research and creative work. The symposium will be judged, and winning presentations from each category will be announced on Friday, July 30 before 4 pm (EST).
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is presenting several research opportunities in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Defense. All ORISE opportunities provide a competitive stipend.
Are your students looking for an opportunity to present their research at an international, multidisciplinary conference? Invite them to submit an abstract for the 2021 Sigma Xi Student Research Conference, taking place November 4–7 in conjunction with the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting in Niagara Falls, New York.
Students are invited to submit abstracts for both oral and poster presentations across all research disciplines. The conference includes awards for top presenters as well as networking opportunities with peers and STEM professionals.
