WisCUR Executive Committee Meeting, March 4, 2021

Attending: Cherie Barta, Catherine Chan, Scott Cooper, Nigel Rothfels, Julie O’Leary, Lissa Schneider-Rebozo,  Jalal Nawash, and Julie Dresen. UW-System Symposium Update –Since the last meeting, Jalal Nawash received notice that UW-System would provide the $5,000 in support that has been typical. Julie O’Leary and Jalal had a meeting with Kathy Divine and Jeff Buhrandt regarding […]

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WisCUR Executive Committee Meeting, February 4, 2021

Attending: Cherie Barta, Catherine Chan, Scott Cooper, Julie Dresen, Karen Havholm, Jalal Nawash, Julie O’Leary, Nigel Rothfels, and Lissa Schneider-Rebozo. Congratulations to Lissa Schneider-Rebozo on receiving UW-River Falls’ Paul B. and Robert Dykstra Faculty Excellence Award for 2020! UW-System Symposium Update – Jalal Nawash provided an update on the plans for the event, which will […]

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2020 WisCUR Workshop “Mentoring Undergraduate Research Remotely During COVID-19”

2020 WisCUR Workshop: Mentoring Undergraduate Research Remotely During COVID-19 and Beyond Co-leaders Scott Cooper, UW La Crosse & Lissa Schneider-Rebozo, UW River Falls August 18th, 2020 Panel 1 Training/Mentoring Underrepresented Students Moderator: Catherine Chan – UW Eau Claire Kyla Esguerra – UW-Milwaukee, Deputy Director of Office of Undergraduate Research Students Exploring Equity at UWM: 1 […]

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2020 WisCUR Annual Meeting Minutes

WisCUR 2020 Annual Meeting Minutes July 28, 2020 8:30-11:30 AM via Zoom Present: Cheri Barta (UW Madison) Earl Blodgett (UWRF) David Specht Boardman (UW System) Ana Caballero Mengibar (UWW) Catherine Chan (Exec Comm, Planning Comm, UWEC) Scott Cooper (UWL, Exec Comm) Julie Dresen (Concordia, Exec Comm) Kyla Esguerra (UWM) Carl Fox (UWW) Will Hoyer (UWPlatte) […]

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WisCUR Election Results

A big congratulations and welcome to incoming members Julie Dresen (Concordia University), Jalal Nawash (UW-Whitewater), and to returnee Cheri Barta (UW-Madison). Julie and Jalal will serve 3-year terms, and Cheri will serve a 2-year term. New board terms, including mine as incoming chair, begin tomorrow. Huge thanks to outgoing chair Catherine Chan for her service […]

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2023 NCUR to be Hosted at UW-Eau Claire

UW-Eau Claire is excited to announce that it will be hosting the 2023 National Conference on Undergraduate Research! We look forward to having more than 4,000 students and their faculty mentors on our campus to celebrate deep learning and the creation of knowledge. To read more about the upcoming event, please visit UW-Eau Claire’s news […]

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Catherine Chan to lead URSCA at UW-Eau Claire

UW-Claire has announced that on March 18, 2020, Dr. Catherine Chan, a professor in the departments of biological sciences and chemistry at UW-Whitewater, will assume the position of executive director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire following a national search.  Catherine will be taking over from our […]

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2020 Research in the Rotunda a Success!

On March 11, 2020, the UW System hosted the 17th Annual Research in the Rotunda: Showcasing the Work of UW Undergraduates.  96 posters were presented by students and their faculty mentors at this wonderful event.  The Program for the event has been posted on the UW System Research in the Rotunda site.

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