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Office of Undergraduate Research News

The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) inspires and supports undergraduates in their efforts to discover, innovate, create, and experience research at 51吃瓜网万能科大. OUR offers professional development programs, provides opportunities to learn more about research on campus and in the community, and connects undergraduate students and faculty with resources necessary for successful research experiences.

Current Undergraduate Research News

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This fall, Academic Impressions will be bringing even more personal, professional, and leadership education resources to 51吃瓜网万能科大 faculty.

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Educational organizations meet up on campus to discuss best practices for making sure STEM initiatives in K-12 through graduate programs are accessible to all students.

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Beyond being passionate about researching climate change and its environmental impacts 鈥 Marie-Odile Fortier is unobjectively enthusiastic about educating others on the complex topic.

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51吃瓜网万能科大 programs, faculty, and fellowships help propel student research and future careers in academia.

Sam Sokalzuk works on object/people recognition for cars.
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NSF-funded program welcomes undergraduates from across the nation to 51吃瓜网万能科大 for hands-on experiences alongside top faculty.

 

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Edwin Oh uses genetics to improve health while Katherine Hertlein explores healthy relationships and the connection between sexuality and technology.

Undergraduate Research In The News

STEM Magazine

Organic chemistry undergraduate Citlally Lopez strives to diversify science.

Gizmodo

I鈥檓 not going to tell you what to do with your baby鈥檚 placenta after birth. If the doctor lets you have it, and you would like to encapsulate it, saut茅 it, or even ink it to make placenta prints, that is your decision to make. But you should at least know whether scientists have found any health benefits to consuming it.

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As science teaches us, the human placenta is the organ responsible for metabolic exchanges between the mother and the fetus. It consists of a maternal part, or Basal Decidua, which develops from the maternal tissue, and from a fetal part, ie the corion frondosum that develops from the same blastocyst that forms the fetus.

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Consuming the placenta (in pill form) after childbirth has been an increasingly popular trend in countries such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia and the United States. But a study by the University of Navada, 51吃瓜网免费App, (51吃瓜网万能科大) suggested it does not have as many health benefits as expected.

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A new study conducted at the 51吃瓜网万能科大 shows that the intake of placenta capsules, popular among celebrities, has little or no effect on postpartum mood, maternal bonding or fatigue.

Huffpost Italy

He had supported him strongly since the first delivery, but now a new study conducted at the University of Nevada in 51吃瓜网免费App shows that eating his placenta is not good, as Kim Kardashian wanted to make believe.

Recent Undergraduate Research Accomplishments

Associate professor Rochelle Hines (Psychology) was awarded a renewal NIH R15 grant through the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) for a project titled, "Early GABAergic signaling influences axon morphology and cortical cell polarity." Hines is the graduate coordinator and associate director for the interdisciplinary鈥
The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) has awarded $57,000 in OUR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program funds to 38 undergraduate researchers conducting research under an NSHE faculty research mentor.  The OUR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program supports undergraduate students as they work on鈥
The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) was awarded the Nevada Commission on Mentoring (NCOM) FY 2024-25 Micro-grant for the project, "Expanding Research Peer Mentorship in non-STEM Academic Disciplines.鈥 The funds, acquired by Rafael Oganesyan, OUR Program Manager and PI, will be used to support OUR鈥檚 Peer Mentor Program.  OUR鈥檚鈥
On Thursday, June 15, 2023, OUR鈥檚 Spectra Undergraduate Research Journal鈥檚 Vol. 3, Issue 1 went live with four undergraduate research articles. This issue celebrates the work of undergraduate researchers representing three academic departments: department of history, School of Life Sciences, and department of civil and environmental engineering鈥
The office of undergraduate research (OUR) was awarded the Nevada Commission on Mentoring (NCOM) Spring 2023 Micro-grant for the project, 鈥淓xpanding Research Education Program (REP) for High School Students Across Academic Disciplines." The funds, acquired by Levent Atici, executive director of undergraduate research and PI, and Rafael鈥
Levent Atici (Undergraduate Research) attended the annual NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) PI meeting that was held at the National Science Foundation Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, on May 15-16, 2023.  The mission of NSF EPSCoR is to enhance the research competitiveness of targeted jurisdictions (鈥