A huge part of research is getting out there and trying it yourself! Take a look at some of the advice our co-creators have for you and our growing activities for you to try!
Research Ambassador Blog Post By: Tracy Asingo There are different qualities and skills you need in order to be successful in research. Some of those skills are technical for helping with discipline-specific studies and others are more socially transferable. Although it may feel like you need to master these skills before starting research, you don’t…
Research Ambassador Blog Post By: April Read Forming a question and hypothesis is the first step of any study. We want to discover new things and learn more, which means there is not usually a correct answer or even a known answer for a study’s objective. The next step in research is running experiments. But where…
Research Ambassador Blog Post By: Yue (Cassie) Zhang Participating in undergraduate research can increase our interest in enhancing graduate school (Hathaway et al., 2002; Kremer & Bringle, 1990); help us gain data analysis and speaking skills (Bauer & Bennett, 2003); and provide us with experience in professional and personal development (Seymour et al., 2004). However, it…
Research Ambassador Blog Post By: Gwen Freeze So often we talk to friends who know exactly what they want to do with their lives. Come to the end of high school, they are dead set on being doctors, business owners, occupational therapists, and so on. I was never one of those people who knew what they…
Research Ambassador Blog Post By: Tyler Floen Before you begin your undergraduate research, one of the most important things to do is find a research supervisor. In a university setting, this is usually one of your professors or another faculty member that specializes in what you want to research. This can sometimes be intimidating, especially if…
Research Ambassador Blog Post By: Lauren Okano Picture this. You have just completed a research project on your dream research topic, and you can’t wait to share your findings. What do you do? Well, you have come to the right place because this post is all about one of the key players in research dissemination:…
Undergraduate research helps students to develop skills in a variety of ways. The following activities will allow you to DISCOVER what undergraduate research means to you! What are some of the ways that students can engage in undergraduate research? Learning to use the library search tools Completing a class-based research project Working with a Faculty…