19th Annual Research in the Rotunda

The “Research in the Rotunda” event gives students and faculty advisors from across the UW System with the opportunity to share their research findings with Wisconsin legislators, state leaders, UW alumni and members of the public. The 19th Annual Research in the Rotunda was held on March 8th in the Wisconsin State Capitol.

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WisCUR Executive Committee Meeting November 9, 2022

Attendance: Molly Van Wagner, Kyla Esguerra, Anne Hoeltke, Laura Dunek, Allison Steil, Jessica Schuld, Will Hoyer, Nicholas Bakken, Catherine Chan, Cheri Rossi Group introductions; introductions of guests Allison Steil and Laura Dunek from UW-System. Discussion about opportunities/vision/ideas for System collaboration and support. a. Past and current support: system symposium ($5k), CUR institutional membership, research in […]

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Interim Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research Receives UW-Milwaukee Academic Staff Outstanding Performance and Service Award

Congratulations to Kyla Esguerra on receiving this competitive and prestigious award! Kyla currently serves as the Interim Director of the UW-Milwaukee Office of Undergraduate Research and the Chair of WisCUR. The UWM Report story states: “Kyla Esguerra has been instrumental in the nationally recognized success of UWM’s Office of Undergraduate Research. Over the years, she […]

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WisCUR Executive Committee Meeting October 6, 2022

Attendance: Nicholas Bakken, Catherine Chan, Julie Dresen, Kyla Esguerra, Karen Havholm, Anne Hoeltke, Cheri Rossi, Jessica Schuld, Molly Van Wagner Website Please send dates of your campus symposia and/or other relevant events to  to be added. Having a visible and updated web presence can assist in efforts to gain more UW System support. News, events & […]

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UW-River Falls sends 40 students to UW Symposium

The UW-River Falls sent 40 student researchers to the UW Symposium being hosted at UW Whitewater. This is the 20th annual symposium for Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity. This event showcases undergraduate creativity, achievement, research, service-learning and community-based research from all over the state of Wisconsin in all areas of study, including the humanities, fine arts, […]

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UW-System Symposium at UW-Whitewater April 22nd

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is excited to host the 20th annual UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity. This event showcases undergraduate creativity, achievement, research, service-learning and community-based research from all over the state of Wisconsin in all areas of study, including the humanities, fine arts, biological sciences, physical sciences, and social […]

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UW-La Crosse Receives 2021 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishment

Huge congratulations to UW-La Crosse and Coordinator Scott Cooper for receiving the prestigious award for undergraduate from the Council on Undergraduate Research. The university is receiving the 2021 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments (AURA) from the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) during a virtual ceremony at 1 p.m. (central time) Thursday, April 21. You can read more […]

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WisCUR Executive Committee Meeting, November 3, 2021

Attendance: Anny Morrobel-Sosa, Jeff Buhrandt, Catherine Chan, Scott Cooper, Will Hoyer, Jessica Schuld, Julie O’Leary, Cheri Rossi, Molly Van Wagner 1. Brief Introductions: Brief intro of the history of WisCUR Started in 2013 as a result of an NSF-CUR grant to provide leadership to advance, enhance and expand URSCA across the University of Wisconsin System. […]

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WisCUR Annual Meeting, September 23, 2021

Annual Meeting Minutes Julie O’Leary provided a welcome and took roll call. The following campuses and UW System staff were represented: Concordia University Wisconsin, Carthage, UW Eau Claire, UW La Crosse, UW Madison, Jeff Buhrandt-UW System, UW Milwaukee, UW Oshkosh, UW River Falls, UW Stout, Alison Steil-UW System, UW Superior, Kathy Divine-UW System, Marissa Jablonski-UW […]

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