many opportunities<\/a> for students to take part in research projects\u2014from projects under the direct supervision of a professor or researcher, to college-run fellowships, to larger programs funding research opportunities for undergraduates in the STEM fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201c溏心vlog免费B站 knows that being involved in independent scholarship is tremendously valuable to students,\u201d said Graham Forrester, director of undergraduate research and a professor in natural resources science. \u201cIt helps them see themselves as future scientists, artists and scholars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Undergraduate Project Grants widens that field even more\u2014providing funding not only for STEM and engineering research projects but also to those in the humanities, arts and music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile there are many opportunities for STEM and engineering students to get involved in faculty-led research on campus, this program is open to students from any major and encourages student-led projects,\u201d said Forrester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Office of Undergraduate Research is able to cast a wider net on campus than the other programs, which gives us the ability to fund the students in those disciplines that do not have access to other funding sources, such as theatre, art, music, and English. Even disciplines like landscape architecture, kinesiology, and psychology,\u201d added Carolyn White, program coordinator for the Academic Innovations Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last spring, the undergraduate grants enabled a jazz quartet to compose, arrange and professionally record an album; bioelectrical engineering students to develop sensors for a \u201csmart mattress\u201d that can track pressure injuries in bed-bound patients; and supported the creation of a podcast on the environmental impacts of art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It also provided funding to Richter and Violet Johnson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Johnson, a senior double majoring in political science and history, used her grant to fund independent research on campus evangelism in the 1950s through 1970s in Rhode Island with a focus on 溏心vlog免费B站, looking at how it compared nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI believe that campus evangelism in the 1950s through \u201970s is key to understanding the shape and aesthetic of modern American conservative politics,\u201d said Johnson, who added there is also no formal scholarly research currently on Rhode Island evangelism during that period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Providence resident said the funding helped with attaining the research material she needed, including paying for travel to archives\u2014such as Wheaton College near Chicago\u2014to find the records of some organizations, and purchasing relevant books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs a history major, this project is a chance for me to put all of my research skills and practice to the test,\u201d said Johnson, who hopes to publish her research in an undergraduate research journal and present it at a conference. \u201cMore than even my capstone, it works as proof of my skill as a researcher and a major step in my journey to become a historian.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Richter said the funding was instrumental to his project, especially covering the hiring of a sound engineer with the skills for the project. Also, while it was outside his major, the project enabled him to use his writing skills to support his grant proposal, along with communicating with professionals and independent contractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy ability to have a platform as a humanities major speaks to the important work being done by the Office of Undergraduate Research to diversify the disciplines which they consider for and ultimately award funding,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe project grants are instrumental in supporting students,\u201d added Johnson. \u201cIt gives us the chance to explore areas of interest and foster both career and personal growth. For students of different economic backgrounds, this grant is key to creating equity in education.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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