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Course-Based Research Experiences

Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) provide opportunities for undergraduates to gain research experience and practice scientific thinking-skills by participating in research projects  conducted in the classroom. Studies have shown that undergraduates engaged in scientific research report a higher likelihood of persistence in STEM and greater sense of independence.

An example of implementing a CUREs approach is Introductory Biology's adoption of the SEA-PHAGES curriculum (Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science).

  • Learn more about Introductory Biology's adoption of the SEA-PHAGES curriculum.
  • Listen to a recent Tea for Teaching podcast that discusses BASIL, a course-based undergraduate research experience in Chemistry
  • View the Fall 2021 STEM Education Institute seminar: A CURE for undergraduate research projects:  A community supporting faculty to introduce research into their laboratory courses.
  • Visit CUREnet.
  • Read A Guide to Course-based Undergraduate Research. This title is available through the UMass Library.
  • Learn about how Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is using CUREs.
  • Learn how the Biological Collections Ecology and Evolution Network  (BCEENET) project is using natural history specimen data to implement CUREs. 

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