Spring Break
CURO Symposium spotlights student work
MIMI ENSLEY
Issue date: 4/6/09 Section: News
Child care, Italian drama and Bolivian wrestlers in skirts are some of the topics that will be highlighted today at the CURO Symposium in the Classic Center.
The Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities - a part of the University's Honors Program - is sponsoring the event, the largest it has had yet.
More than 200 student researchers will gather to conduct presentations, hold discussions and learn about a wide array of topics. Student presentations begin at 10:10 a.m.
The students who will be sharing their research have put considerable time, energy and efforts into their projects, said Pamela Kleiber, associate director of the Honors Program. Many of them have been studying with a faculty mentor for more than a year.
An abundance of qualified faculty members who can serve as mentors for undergraduates conducting research is one of the advantages of attending a large research university, Kleiber said in a phone interview Friday.
11:15 to 12:05 p.m. session:
Caitlin McLaughlin The Absence of Term Limits in the Constitution: Motivations of
the Framers with Faculty Mentor Dr. Daniel Kapust, Department of Political Science
"It's interesting and engaging for students to recognize that every [professor] before them in the classroom not only teaches but also does research," Kleiber said.
But the symposium is not just for students who have already gotten involved with CURO.
Kleiber said she encourages any student interested in finding out more about undergraduate research to attend.
"On any day other than Monday, April 6, the best way to find out about research opportunities is to look online," Kleiber said. "But on Monday, April 6, the best way is to hop on a free bus at Memorial Hall or the Georgia Center and go wander around [the symposium] and go to sessions that interest you."
The Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities - a part of the University's Honors Program - is sponsoring the event, the largest it has had yet.
More than 200 student researchers will gather to conduct presentations, hold discussions and learn about a wide array of topics. Student presentations begin at 10:10 a.m.
The students who will be sharing their research have put considerable time, energy and efforts into their projects, said Pamela Kleiber, associate director of the Honors Program. Many of them have been studying with a faculty mentor for more than a year.
An abundance of qualified faculty members who can serve as mentors for undergraduates conducting research is one of the advantages of attending a large research university, Kleiber said in a phone interview Friday.
COOL RESEARCH
10:10 to 11:00 a.m. session: Maren Smith, Senescence and the Y Chromosome with Faculty Mentor Dr. Kelly Dyer, Department of Genetics11:15 to 12:05 p.m. session:
Caitlin McLaughlin The Absence of Term Limits in the Constitution: Motivations of
the Framers with Faculty Mentor Dr. Daniel Kapust, Department of Political Science
"It's interesting and engaging for students to recognize that every [professor] before them in the classroom not only teaches but also does research," Kleiber said.
But the symposium is not just for students who have already gotten involved with CURO.
Kleiber said she encourages any student interested in finding out more about undergraduate research to attend.
"On any day other than Monday, April 6, the best way to find out about research opportunities is to look online," Kleiber said. "But on Monday, April 6, the best way is to hop on a free bus at Memorial Hall or the Georgia Center and go wander around [the symposium] and go to sessions that interest you."
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