Sharing the CUR Conference highlights with you!

We are pleased to report that the 2012 Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Conference "Leveraging Uncertainty: Toward a New Generation of Undergraduate Research" was a resounding success! Held on the beautiful campus of The College of New Jersey from June 23-26, 2012, the conference attracted more than 600 faculty and administrators from nearly 350 academic institutions. The conference program included stirring plenary addresses from Representative Rush Holt (NJ-12), University of Richmond President Edward Ayers, on-line education researcher Dr. Candice Thille of Carnegie-Mellon University, and Professors Amy Oakes and Dennis Smith of The College of William and Mary. Nearly 100 interactive oral and poster sessions were held over the three-day conference, allowing for intensive learning and extensive networking. Several national leaders in undergraduate research were honored, including 2012 CUR Fellows Dr. Kerry Karukstis of Harvey Mudd College, and Dr. Joyce Kinkead of Utah State University, and CUR Special Achievement Awardee Dr. James Gentile, President of the Research Corporation of Science Advancement. For more information concerning the 2012 Conference, please visit here. The next CUR Conference will be held in June 2014 in Washington, DC. Sincerely, Elizabeth Ambos CUR Executive Officer Save the Date for these upcoming CUR Events Research Experience for Undergraduates Student Scholarship Conference October 21-22, 2012 Arlington, VA Application Opens: late-July Application Deadline: August 28, 2012 Posters on the Hill Student Applications Spring 2013 Application Opens: September 1, 2012 Application Deadline: November 1, 2012 Pre-ISSOTL Conference Collaboration October 24, 2012 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Poster Submission Deadline: September 1, 2012 Beginning a Research Program in the Natural Sciences at a Predominantly Undergraduate Institution November 16-18, 2012 Application Deadline: September 7, 2012 Creative Inquiry and Undergraduate Research in the Arts and Humanities November 2-4, 2012 University of Delaware Application Deadline: September 14th, 2012 Value, Impact, and Best Practices: Maximizing REU SBE Potential September 23-24, 2012 Contact Beth Ambos: eambos@cur.org NCUR Student Applications Application Opens: October 1, 2012 Application Deadline: December 4, 2012 CUR Dialogues February 21-23, 2013

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Sharing the CUR Conference highlights with you!