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FURI
The goal of FURI is to provide students with meaningful intellectual and practical research in their academic disciplines while aiding faculty in their research and scholarship.
The program supports undergraduate research by:
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helping students find faculty to work with, and
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providing some funding for undergraduate research.
Students provide research support to faculty through such activities as conducting literature reviews, analyzing and categorizing information, analyzing statistical data, assisting in running laboratory experiments, developing computer programs, and drafting written analysis.
To Apply
Please complete the application. If you have any questions contact Justin Repici.
FURI Compensation
FURI Student Fellows providing research assistance of five or more hours per week receive $750 per semester.
FURI Colloquia: Attendance
FURI students are required to attend the three FURI colloquia held during the semester.
Unless noted, all colloquia are held in 162 Meserve Hall.
Spring 2010 Colloquia
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February 10, 12-1 p.m.
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April 1, 3-4:30 p.m.
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April 8, 3-4:30 p.m.
FURI Colloquia: Presentations
FURI faculty/student teams are required to present at either the second or third colloquium. The presentations are short (generally eight to ten minutes), aimed at a general audience (non-discipline specific), focus on the process of the research rather than the results, and incorporate some sort of visual aid, ranging from PowerPoint presentations to handouts.
Students are also encouraged to exhibit at the Research Expo and other events.