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Undergrad Advocates Getting Involved in Research

Vicken Khazar ’22 — the URECA Researcher of the Month for June 2021 — is a biology major doing research under the mentorship of Dr. Patrick Hearing, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, on “Understanding the...

June 2, 2021

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URECA Celebrates Graduating Seniors’ Research

Each month, Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URECA) honors a student researcher of the month. For May, URECA celebrates the following group of graduating seniors who have contributed to the research life...

May 20, 2021

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Nontraditional Anthropology Undergrad Researches Human Evolution

Nicholas Post — the URECA researcher of the month for April 2021 — is a nontraditional, first-generation college student majoring in Anthropology, currently doing an honors thesis on Hominin Phylogenetics under the...

April 1, 2021

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Two Geosciences Seniors Involved in Environmental Research

Deanna Downs and Brooke Peritore — the URECA Undergraduate Researchers of the Month for March 2021 — are both seniors engaged in research in the Department of Geosciences under the mentorship of Associate Professor Troy...

March 1, 2021

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Computer Science Student Contributing to Political Redistricting Project

Gilvir Gill — the URECA Undergraduate Researcher of the Month for February 2021 — is a junior double majoring in computer science and mathematics with a minor in political science. He has been a member of the Vertically...

February 1, 2021

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Amelia Camino ’21 Takes Flight with ICARUS Project

Through her research experiences, she has developed strong programming and analytical skills, and has since presented at multiple research symposia, both on and off campus.

January 4, 2021

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Grisell Ovalles ’20 Researches the Immigrant Experience

The first-generation college student wrote about the Latin American immigrant experience of education in the US and received an award for Outstanding Research Paper.

December 7, 2020

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Undergraduate Researcher Natalie Lo Takes on Cancer Biology

The undergraduate researcher recently received the SASS Foundation Arena Scholars Award, which recognizes research potential in the field of cancer biology.

November 9, 2020

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Abbigayle Cuomo ’21 Embraces Undergraduate Research

The SBU senior works in the lab of Dr. Carlos Simmerling, using molecular dynamics to investigate protein structure and folding.

September 1, 2020

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Tackling a Microbial Mystery During Pandemic Times

SoMAS scientists teamed up with undergraduates to test the hypothesis that dietary exposure to the herbicide Roundup is driving inflammatory digestive disorders.

August 24, 2020

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Bernard Essuman ’21 Tackles COVID-19 Research

The study will help researchers understand how COVID-19 interacts with 3D-printed face shields, cotton, skin and hair, and could predict how long it sticks to surfaces.

June 30, 2020

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URECA’s 2020 Virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium

The Stony Brook University community is invited to engage with the faculty-mentored research projects and the undergraduate artwork displayed at URECA’s first virtual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and...

May 6, 2020

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Perri Zilberman ’21 Probes the Nature of Matter

As part of Professor Jung’s research group, he works on the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), an international collaboration hosted by Fermilab.

February 18, 2020

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Undergrad Researcher Marcia-Ruth Ndege ’21 Overcomes Challenges, Finds Fulfillment

“Research can be stressful, frustrating, demanding, and even overwhelming in the beginning,” cautions undergraduate researcher Marcia-Ruth Ndege ’21. “Even then, you should definitely stick around because, after the...

January 6, 2020

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Research is “Super-Empowering” for Jeremy Nielsen ’20

The best part of undergraduate research, according to Jeremy Nielsen ’20, is “just being able to work on problems I’m passionate about. That’s super-empowering.” “Being able to do that at...

December 10, 2019

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Tiana Reyes ’19 Explores Cancer Biology

Tiana Reyes ’19 has a very personal reason for doing undergraduate research in cancer biology and racial health disparities: her mother died from breast cancer when she was 11. “That fueled my interest...

October 9, 2019

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Giselle Maronilla ’20 Finds Links Between English and Econ

“You might think economics and English are on completely different ends of the spectrum,” said URECA scholar Giselle Maronilla ’20. “But in both studies, you’re looking at relationships, between...

September 3, 2019

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Matthew Murphy ’20 Unlocks Puzzles in Astronomy

For URECA Summer Researcher Matthew Murphy, doing research “feels like solving puzzles.” “I’ve always loved doing that,” he said. “I’ve loved looking at things unconventionally. Every day when I sit at my...

August 5, 2019

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Undergrad Advocates Getting Involved in Research

URECA Celebrates Graduating Seniors’ Research

Nontraditional Anthropology Undergrad Researches Human Evolution

Two Geosciences Seniors Involved in Environmental Research

Computer Science Student Contributing to Political Redistricting Project

Amelia Camino ’21 Takes Flight with ICARUS Project

Grisell Ovalles ’20 Researches the Immigrant Experience

Undergraduate Researcher Natalie Lo Takes on Cancer Biology

Abbigayle Cuomo ’21 Embraces Undergraduate Research

Tackling a Microbial Mystery During Pandemic Times

Bernard Essuman ’21 Tackles COVID-19 Research

URECA’s 2020 Virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium

Perri Zilberman ’21 Probes the Nature of Matter

Undergrad Researcher Marcia-Ruth Ndege ’21 Overcomes Challenges, Finds Fulfillment

Research is “Super-Empowering” for Jeremy Nielsen ’20

Tiana Reyes ’19 Explores Cancer Biology

Giselle Maronilla ’20 Finds Links Between English and Econ

Matthew Murphy ’20 Unlocks Puzzles in Astronomy

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