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Partnership with HigherEd+ Brings Microcredential Offerings to CUR

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) is proud to announce a new partnership with HigherEd+ to offer innovative microcredential on-demand programs designed to support both higher education undergraduate research professionals […]

CUR Releases 2025 STR Program Participants

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) congratulates the following 63 teams accepted to be a part of the 2024-25 Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) Program. The STR Program is a competitive application-based professional development opportunity for teams consisting of a campus representative and one to three undergraduate students.

CUR’s Executive Officer, Currie Named as Murdock Trust Senior Fellow

CUR is proud to announce that Lindsay Currie, Executive Officer of CUR, has been selected as a 2025–2027 Senior Fellow by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, a distinction that recognizes and supports exceptional leaders in the nonprofit and education sectors across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

CUR Names 2025-2026 Elected Councilors, Division Reps, and NLDC

CUR has an elected leadership structure that includes Councilors and Division Representatives who serve to further the mission of the organization and engage the community in the work of the organization, as well as the national Nominations and Leadership Development Committee (NLDC).

2024 AURA Awardees: St. Catherine University and West Virginia University

CUR congratulates its 2024 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments (AURA) awardees: St. Catherine University (St. Kate’s) (Saint Paul, MN) and West Virginia University (WVU) (Morgantown, WV).

CUR Releases 2024 STR Program Participants

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) congratulates the following 63 teams accepted to be a part of the 2024-25 Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) Program. The STR Program is a competitive application-based professional development opportunity for teams consisting of a campus representative and one to three undergraduate students.

Geneive Henry, Susquehanna University, Honored as 2024 CUR Fellow

Geneive Henry (Susquehanna University) is the first to be appointed a CUR Fellow under the latest 2024 rollout to the newly branded CUR Fellows Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Leadership […]

2023 AURA Awardees Announced: College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University; University of Florida; Worcester Polytechnic Institute

CUR Honors 2023 Recipients of the Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments CUR congratulates its 2023 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments (AURA) awardees College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University […]

CUR Releases 2023 STR Program Participants

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) congratulates the following 41 teams accepted to be a part of the 2023-24 Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) Program. The STR Program is a competitive application-based professional development opportunity for teams consisting of a campus representative and one to three undergraduate students.