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Undergrad research

  • Neha Arun Lab
    My viewpoint on research and life outside the lab
    MCB major Neha Arun shares her experiences working as an undergraduate researcher in Professor Collin Kieffer's lab in the Department of Microbiology, as well as a look at life outside the lab at the University of Illinois Urbana
  • Ballard and Braslavsky
    Completing political science undergraduate research
    Thomas Ballard and Tyeese Braslavsky are Class of 2022 graduates of political science. While at the university, they both completed research through their major; in September, they received the 2022 Senior Thesis Award for their work.
  • Portraits of three students
    Humanities students gain real-world experience
    UIUC’s Humanities Research Institute (HRI) fosters interdisciplinary study in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.
  • Photos of three students
    How three students are exploring law through an internship
    Alice Lee, Tom Ballard, and Alex Wellman are serving as interns for the HRI-Mellon Legal Humanities Research Group, where faculty, graduate students, and undergrads explore research at the intersection of humanities and the law.
  • Savannah Sander
    How my undergrad research is making a difference
    I am currently working with Tricia Thrasher (a PhD candidate in French) to study how virtual reality technology can be integrated in second language learning classrooms to reduce foreign language anxiety.
  • Connor Barnes presents at the 2021 History Showcase.
    How two history students are researching topics they're passionate about
    Connor Barnes and Zackary Landers are history majors working on completing research on topics including U.S. perceptions of Latin America through film and urban space in Black Chicago. We met with them to discuss their recent participation in the first History Showcase.
  • LAS student poses for photo in black suit and blue tie
    Chemistry student inspired to become a scientist through undergraduate research
    Evan Dray is a junior in LAS pursuing majors in chemistry and molecular & cellular biology. Dray was recently awarded the prestigious Goldwater scholarship—we caught up with him to learn more about the scholarship and his journey at U of I.
  • Sophie Luijten
    My undergrad humanities research led me to examine climate change and women’s security
    Sophie Luijten is a junior majoring in global studies and Spanish. She recently conducted research through the Humanities Research Institute (HRI). We caught up with her to learn more about her experience as an undergraduate researcher in the humanities.
  • Matthew Fanelli
    My undergrad humanities research enabled me to examine environmental consciousness
    Matt Fanelli is a junior in history and media and cinema. He recently conducted research through the Humanities Research Institute (HRI). We caught up with him to learn more about his experience as an undergraduate researcher in the humanities.
  • LAS student poses for a photo in her research lab on campus
    Biology student inspired by the impact of a career in research
    LAS graduate Lauren Mazurkiewicz shares about her undergraduate experience in the College of LAS.

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