UCARE​/Summer Research Program Workshop

Overview

All events are in Central time unless specified.

Undergraduate Research & Fellowships, , ucare

This in-person workshop series is part of the 2025 Summer Research Program (SRP) as well as the summer Undergraduate Creative Activities & Research Experiences (UCARE) program. Please bring your NCard to these events!

Our joint summer programming features research skills development, strengthened mentor-mentee and peer relationships, and strategies for successful application to graduate school and transition to more advanced research activities.

• June 4, 8:30 am:
  Plan Your Success (Hamza Rfissa, Educational Studies - Teaching, Curriculum and Learning)
• June 4, 10:00 am:
  Financial Literacy (Dr. Jennifer Davidson, Economics)
• June 5:
  Mentor Relationships (Dr. Christine Wittich, Civil & Environmental Engineering)
• June 6, 8:30 am:
  Responsible Conduct of Research (Sara Quinn, Director, Research Compliance Services)
• June 6, 10:00 am:
  Authorship (Dr. Mark Griep, Chemistry)
• June 11:
  Research Support (UNL Libraries)
• June 18:
  Academic Writing (TBD)
• July 2:
  Data Visualization (Dr. Susan Vander Plas, Statistics)
• July 9:
  Being a Public Expert (Dr. Laura Young, Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communication)
• July 16:
  Applying to Graduate School/Funding (Casey Coleman, Office of Graduate Studies; Courtney Santos, Undergraduate Research & Fellowships)
• July 23:
  Mentor Panel (Dr. Eric Markvicka, Mechanical & Materials Engineering; Dr. Barry Cheung, Chemistry; more faculty TBD)
• July 30:
  Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Prep (Dr. Lisa Rohde, Office of Graduate Studies)

Photo caption:
At the 2024 Summer Research Symposium, UNL senior Grace Van Cott presented a poster on her work with Nicole Buan’s laboratory research team.