2024 Spring Undergraduate Research Festival (SURF)

Wed, April 3rd 3:30-6:30 p.m.
2nd Floor Old Capitol Town Center (201 S. Clinton St.)

Now Accepting Applications for Summer and Academic Year Fellowships. 

Summer Deadline:  Fri, Mar 29th
Summer Academic Year:  Friday, April 19th
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2024 Spring Undergraduate Research Festival (SURF)

Wednesday, April 3rd 3:30pm-6:30pm 
2nd Floor Old Capitol Town Center (201 S. Clinton St.)
Deadline:  Friday, March 22nd

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Register your Research

Thursday, January 18, 2024
Are you involved in a research or creative project with a faculty or staff member? Want to have it recognized on your transcript? Having your involvement on your transcript is valuable when you apply to graduate or professional school or hit the job market.

Innovative Cancer Immunotherapy Treatments

Monday, March 11, 2024
The Carter and Sheffield Research Group develops new modalities to activate the immune system to destroy tumors. We use animal and cell models to develop treatments and translate findings to humans by initiating clinical trials. We are a fully translational research lab that focuses on identifying new mechanisms of biology that can be targeted to treat disease and we extend our findings to humans. All students have the opportunity to be co-authors on scientific manuscripts, which we have published in high impact journals, including Nature, Cell and Science.

Csomay Center Summer Scholars

Monday, March 11, 2024
The mission of the Barbara and Richard Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence is to advance innovations in research, education, and practice to promote optimal aging and quality of life in all older adults and their caregivers. Our Summer Scholars program matches undergraduate students from across disciplines with research opportunities related to aging and older adults.

Understanding Genome Size and Ploidy Level Variation Through Elemental Analyses

Thursday, February 29, 2024
The Neiman lab is using ecological stoichiometry to study the evolution of genome architecture in a freshwater New Zealand snail, Potamopyrgus antipodarum, that features unique natural genomic variation. We are addressing whether this variation could be linked to differential sensitivity to nutrient limitation, with the prediction that snails with larger genomes will need more of the elements used to build genomes to be healthy.

Upcoming Events

2024 Research in the Capitol

Monday, March 25, 2024
11:30am-1:00pm
Iowa State House, Des Moines

2024 Spring Undergraduate Research Festival

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024
3:30pm-6:00pm
2nd Floor Old Capitol Mall (201 S. Clinton St.)