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Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day On Wednesday April 16, 2025, Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) will feature research, scholarship, and creative work...
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Monday,
May 5, 2025
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Deadline: May 9Information on how to write a successful URA proposal: https://ur.umbc.edu/ura/forms/proposal/ Writing a Successful URA Proposal Undergraduate Research Award (URA) Maximum...
Friday,
May 2, 2025
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Undergraduate Research Awards apps due by NEXT Friday 5/9The deadline to apply to the Undergraduate Research Awards (URA) has been extended until NEXT Friday, May 9, 2025! Students must submit a research or artistic proposal, along with a UMBC mentor...
Wednesday,
April 30, 2025
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Amy Got $1,500 for Her Research: YOU CAN TOO!This is Amy. She was a URA Scholar. She got $1,500 for her research on early film history. "The money I got from Undergraduate Research helped me explore many early silent films from...
Monday,
April 28, 2025
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Scott Got $1,500 for His Research: YOU CAN TOO!This is Scott. He was a URA Scholar. He got $1,500 for his research on ponds. "The money I got from Undergraduate Research helped me travel to maybe exotics lands where I was able to study...
Tuesday,
April 22, 2025
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Best with Inter-collegiate Collaborators: Kann LabWe had to create an additional category to honor the UMBC lab that collaborated with Georgetown University students on computational approaches to annotate the human genome with the goal of... -
Best Selfie with a Family Member: King and Queen of ResearchBringing your mom to URCAD and getting her to use all the props is always a good idea! Honors College student Sara Humphries presented an art exhibition and an oral explanation of the artwork... -
Best Selfie with Presentation: Can I pet your dog???Forget about the poster, police doge extraordinaire Chip was in the House at URCAD '25. URA Scholars and Biology majors Shivam and Muktar got the "OMG it's Chip!" vote and won $50 to the UMBC... -
Best Selfie with MentorLiz where? Liz Weir! At URCAD, of course! Liz is a URA Scholar and member of the Honors College who presented their poster along with co-presenter, W. Aguiling at URCAD. Super-Mentor, Dr.... -
Best Overall Selfie: Get Air, It's My birthday!What better way to celebrate your birthday than to wear a cone hat and leap for joy with your URCAD poster??!! Adele wins a $100 gift card to the UMBC Bookstore! Adele is a URA Scholar who... -
April 22, 2026Thank you to everyone who volunteered, participated and attended URCAD 2025! This year was the largest event to date- with 428 student presenters and 2,311 guests! Please join us for URCAD’s 30th...
Monday,
April 21, 2025
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Matt Got $1,500 for His Research: YOU CAN TOO!This is Matt. He was a URA Scholar. He got $1,500 for his research on ponds. "I've studied most of the local ponds," Matt noted. "That $1,500 that I got from Undergraduate Research and...
Wednesday,
April 16, 2025
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9am-4pm in the UC and FIne ArtsURCAD is happening TODAY! 9am-4pm in the UC. Come see UMBC undergraduate research and creative work. This year's event is the largest to date- almost 400 students presenters and lots of...
Tuesday,
April 15, 2025
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Film about the Balochi people of PakistanURCAD is tomorrow, April 16th!!!!! Filmmaker Ayan Shaikh will show their documentary film and discuss the struggles of the Balochi people of Pakistan. UC Ballroom Lounge, 2:20 - 2:35 p.m....
Monday,
April 14, 2025
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Celebrating the work of undergrad researchers and mentorshttps://urcad.umbc.edu/message-from-the-dean/ A Message From the Dean Stephen Freeland, Interim Dean and Vice Provost of Undergraduate Academic Affairs Dear Participants and Guests,... -
Take a selfie at URCAD, win bookstore $$$$Join Us for Our Selfie Contest! To compete, tag your photos, #umbcURCAD Download Flyer Here Take a selfie at URCAD and upload it to URCAD social media to enter to win a gift card to the UMBC... -
Interactive art installation- stories of migrationURCAD is this Wednesday, April 16th in the UC and Fine Arts buildings! This art installation is on display in the Fine Arts Building, Room 110. The artist will answer questions from 2-3pm.... -
Determinants for success in POLI 301URCAD is this Wednesday, April 16th! Afternoon Poster Session I | 1 – 2 p.m. | Poster #26 Evaluating POLI 301 As A Gateway Course For Upper-Level Political Science Electives Nehal Naqvi...
Friday,
April 11, 2025
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AI technologist and education advocate headlines 2025 URCADRead the story in UMBC Magazine! https://umbc.edu/stories/randi-williams-ai-technologist/ Randi Williams ’16: AI technologist and education advocate headlines 2025 URCAD As a senior in... -
Wednesday, April 16, 2025Ryan Calheira | Emotional Distress and Cognitive Performance: The Impact of Depression and Stress on Accuracy and Workload Sarah Conklin Morning Poster Session I | 10 – 11 a.m. | Poster #21 Judy... -
Wednesday, April 16, 2025Art Exhibit, all day Location: Fine Arts Building, First Floor Hallway, HUMANIZE: STUDENT-LED GALLERY EXHIBITION EXPLORING THE THEME OF IDENTITY Thalia Añora – Visual Arts & INDS Mentor:...
