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Introduction to Undergraduate Research Programs


Join us for insights into exploring summer research programs, to gain a better understanding of the Undergraduate Research Experience, and to hear about the experiences of students in research programs. Ìý

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Exploring Summer Research Programs for Undergraduate Students

Summer research programsÌýprovide an immersive experience for undergraduate students to engage in research during the summer. These programs can be as short as one week and as long as ten weeks. Project RAISE offers one such program, the Undergraduate Research Experience, exclusively for community college students. The following videos will provide additional information about how to identify and apply for one of these experiences. We encourage you to also view the videos of students sharing their experiences in undergraduate research.Ìý

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Exploring Summer Research Programs - Presented by Liz Hitch who transferred from SCC. Video Length - 16:27

Explore summer research programs as an opportunity to enrich your academics. Gain tips on how to seek research opportunities within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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Pathways to Science - Advanced Search TutorialÌý- Presented by Liz Hitch who transferred from SCC. Video Length - 5:48

A quick video tutorial to help students understand the advanced search feature in the pathways to science website.

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CSUF Undergraduate Researh ExperienceÌý- Presented by Liz Hitch who transferred from SCC. Video Length - 11:36Ìý

The Undergraduate Research Experience is an eight-week long summer research program at Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ exclusively for community college students at participating partner institutions with Project RAISE.

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Understanding the REU Application ProcessÌý- Presented by Liz Hitch who transferred from SCC. Video Length - 18:43Ìý

Understand the typical steps involved in the application process for undergraduate research program applications, such as the Undergraduate Research Experience, or other national REU programs.

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Students Navigating Undergraduate Research inÌýSTEMÌýFields

The following videos include transfer students' personal experiences as they navigated undergraduate research.ÌýSome of them participated in the Undergraduate Research Experience (URE), or programs similar to URE, and others found research as an opportunity after they transferred to Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ.Ìý

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Liz's Experiences in Undergraduate Research at CSUFÌý- Video Length 4:11

Liz is a Santiago Canyon College transfer student who participated in the 2017 Undergraduate Research Experience. Through this video she shares her experiences in undergraduate research within materials chemistry and biochemistry.Ìý

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Erica'sÌýExperiences in Undergraduate Research at CSUFÌý- Video Length 2:51

EricaÌýis a Santiago Canyon College transfer student. SheÌýshares her experience as an undergraduate researcher as a mathematics major at Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ.

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Alejandra'sÌýExperiences in Undergraduate Research at CSUFÌý- Video Length 8:57

Alejandra is a Cypress College transfer student who participated in the 2017 Undergraduate Research Experience. She Ìýshares how she got involved in research as an undergraduate student, briefly explains her research and talks about the benefits of becoming an undergraduate researcher in biochemistry.

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Jose'sÌýExperiences in Undergraduate Research at CSUFÌý- Video Length 1:16

JoseÌýis a Santa AnaÌýCollege transfer student who participated in the 2018 Undergraduate Research Experience. He describes his research experience and the outcomes of his work as an undergraduate researcher in biology.Ìý

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Jose'sÌýExperiences in Undergraduate Research at CSUFÌý- Video Length 2:26

JoseÌýis aÌýCypress College transfer student who participated in a program similar to the Undergraduate Research Experience. He shares Ìýhis experience with undergraduate research in the field of electrical engineering.

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