University Research Week

October 9 – October 13

University Research Week (URW), a semi-annual, campus-wide event designed to improve awareness of what it means to be a research university and enhance opportunities for undergraduate students to join the research community. Students, faculty, departments and centers are encouraged to sponsor or participate in activities during this week so that we may learn more about the variety of inspiring research and scholarship that takes place at Carolina.

Monday, October 9

• OUR: Getting Started in Research-Workshop, 039 Graham Memorial 2:30-3:45pm
• UNC Global: Global Project Showcase Student Union 3102 12:20 – 1:20pm
• Talk to UNC JOURney, UNC Libraries, UNC Medical Dialogues, and the Honor Court about undergraduate research, Davis Library Canopy, 12:00-3:00pm
• Mathematics Department: Fluid labs tours. Chapman Hall basement, B01., 3:00 – 4:00pm
• Mathematics Department: Research talks for undergrads Phillips Hall, Rm 330, 4:00 – 5:00pm
• Be A Maker Calendar
• Biology Department Lab Tours
• House Undergraduate Library

Tuesday, October 10

• History Department: Traces Journal In the Pit, 11:00-2:00pm
• Be A Maker – 3D Printing: The Basics, 11:00-1:00pm Student Union 3408
• UNC Flow Cytometry Core Facility: Lab Tours. B025 Marsico Hall, 12:30 – 4:30pm
• OUR: Getting Started in Research-Workshop, 039 Graham Memorial 3:30 – 4:45pm
• Biology Department Lab Tours
• Be A Maker Calendar
• House Undergraduate Library

Wednesday, October 11

• History Department: Traces Journal In the Pit 11:00-2:00pm
• Biology Department: Getting Involved in Research – Info Session, 5:00 – 6:30pm, GSB 200
• Ackland Art Museum: Looking Closely and Identifying Research Questions about Art, with Dr. Carolyn Allmendinger 3:30pm
• Anthropology Department: Open House 1st Floor., 209 Alumni Bldg. 2:00 – 4:00pm
• Health Science Library Basic Mendeley HSL, Rm 227 12:30 – 1:30 pm
• UNC Flow Cytometry Core Facility: Lab Tours. B025 Marsico Hall, 11:00 – 4:00pm
• Biology Department Lab Tours
• Be A Maker Calendar
• House Undergraduate Library

Thursday, October 12

• History Department: Traces Journal In the Pit 11:00-2:00pm
• House Undergraduate Library: Librarian Office Hours Student Union 3408 11:00-2:00pm
• Research Labs of Archaeology: Open House Ground Floor, Alumni Building 2:00 – 4:00pm
• Romance Studies Department:Undergrad Research Opportunities in Romance Studies Interest Meeting, Toy Lounge (4th Floor, Dey Hall), 3:30-4:30pm
• Biology Department Lab Tours
• Be A Maker Calendar
• House Undergraduate Library

Friday, October 13

• Political Science Department: Dr. Frank Baumgartner’s Deadly Justice Hitchcock Multipurpose Room, Stone Center 11:00am
• Health Science Library: Predatory Publishing: Do not become a prey. HSL, Rm 227 12:00 – 1:00 pm
• Communication Department: Beyond Fake News, Pleasants Family Room, Wilson Library, 12:15 – 1:45pm
• English and Comparative Literature Department : What does Research in the Humanities Look Like and How Can Undergraduates Get Involved?” Greenlaw 223, 2:00-3:00pm
• Ackland Art Museum: Discover a work of art to investigate. Museum Tours, 5:00pm, 5:30pm, 6:30pm
• Psych & NeuroFest: Davie Hall 1st floor lobby, 2:30 – 4:30 in the 1st floor lobby of Davie Hall.
• Be A Maker Calendar
• House Undergraduate Library