Mentored Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (MURACE)

Announcement    Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Stefanie Sevcik for winning a competitive election for a three-year term as a councilor for the Undergraduate Research Programs Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research.  Dr. Sevcik joins colleagues from institutions including Elon, the University of California-San Diego, Middlebury College and the University of Missouri-Columbia to "serve and support the needs of faculty and administrators who direct UR programs on their campuses" nationwide.
Announcement    Wednesday, April 26, 2023
The MURACE Summer 2023 Funding Awards go to the following students ($2500) and mentors ($500) on their amazing projects! Ava Avalos and Dr. Jamie Downing "The Women’s Interfaith Alliance of Central Georgia: Building Meaningful Interfaith Relationships in the Deep South" Gavin Incrocci and Dr. Nicholas Creel "Does Crypto Need a New Independent Federal Agency?" Jin Yeong Kim and Dr. Arnab Sengupta "Role of Regulatory mRNA Structures in Relation to the Expression of Cancer-Related Genes"...
Announcement    Friday, April 14, 2023
Great work to all of the student, faculty, and staff presenters at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2023 (April 13-15) in Eau Claire, Wisconsin!   Vivian Cassaniti (Mentor: Dr. Min Kim, Public Administration) "Gender Gap in Social Welfare Policy Attitudes"   Madeline Teigen (Mentor: Dr. Wathsala Medawala, Chemistry) "Designing An Undergraduate Forensic Chemistry Experiment on the Levels of Amphetamine in Urine Using Two Different Methods."   Mathew Gordon (Mentor:...
Announcement    Wednesday, April 26, 2023
The MURACE Summer 2023 Funding Awards go to the following students ($2500) and mentors ($500) on their amazing projects! Ava Avalos and Dr. Jamie Downing "The Women’s Interfaith Alliance of Central Georgia: Building Meaningful Interfaith Relationships in the Deep South" Gavin Incrocci and Dr. Nicholas Creel "Does Crypto Need a New Independent Federal Agency?" Jin Yeong Kim and Dr. Arnab Sengupta "Role of Regulatory mRNA Structures in Relation to the Expression of Cancer-Related Genes"...
Announcement    Monday, April 3, 2023
Congratulations to the Research Day 2023 Prize Winners! The winner of the Writing Center's $100 Barnes & Noble undergraduate poster prize is: "Role of Regulatory mRNA Structures in the Expression of Cancer-Related Genes" presented by Alexandra Furney, Brittany Benner, and Jin Yeong Kim The winner of the Writing Center's $100 Barnes & Noble graduate poster prize is: “Population genetics and morphometrics of overwintering Swamp Sparrows​” presented by Ashley McMahon The winner of the...
Announcement    Thursday, March 30, 2023
On Wednesday, almost 500 members of the Georgia College & State University community from all areas of the campus came together to share research and creative expressions. The result was an overwhelming success for the university’s inaugural Research Day. Read a brief Thank You from Research Day Chair Stefanie Sevcik and learn more about how you can advance your research through a Mentored Undergraduate Research and Creative Expressions summer funding opportunity. And view a gallery...
Announcement    Thursday, March 30, 2023
Thank you to the nearly 500 members of the Bobcat community: mentors, mentees, collaborators, and staff who made our inaugural Research Day a huge success!  The Research Day team hopes you will contribute to our event next year.  Watch out for more details in the fall!  The Research Day excitement is also causing us to extend the student deadline for MURACE summer funding to Monday, April 3rd at 11:59.  Mentors will have until Wednesday, April 5th to submit their letter of support. ...
Event    Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Thank you to the nearly 500 members of the Bobcat community: mentors, mentees, collaborators, and staff who made our inaugural Research Day a huge success!  The Research Day team hopes you will contribute to our event next year.  Watch out for more details in the fall!  The Research Day excitement is also causing us to extend the student deadline for MURACE summer funding to Monday, April 3rd at 11:59.  Mentors will have until Wednesday, April 5th to submit their letter of support. ...
Announcement    Thursday, March 30, 2023
Thank you to the nearly 500 members of the Bobcat community: mentors, mentees, collaborators, and staff who made our inaugural Research Day a huge success!  The Research Day team hopes you will contribute to our event next year.  Watch out for more details in the fall!  The Research Day excitement is also causing us to extend the student deadline for MURACE summer funding to Monday, April 3rd at 11:59.  Mentors will have until Wednesday, April 5th to submit their letter of support. ...
Event    Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Thank you to the nearly 500 members of the Bobcat community: mentors, mentees, collaborators, and staff who made our inaugural Research Day a huge success!  The Research Day team hopes you will contribute to our event next year.  Watch out for more details in the fall!  The Research Day excitement is also causing us to extend the student deadline for MURACE summer funding to Monday, April 3rd at 11:59.  Mentors will have until Wednesday, April 5th to submit their letter of support. ...