{"id":42,"date":"2020-11-13T11:51:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:59:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:59:05","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/578\/2025\/05\/banner-student-teacher-lab.jpg\" alt=\"Professor with glasses and wavy hair supervises a student in gloves as she pipettes samples in a research lab surrounded by scientific equipment.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"400\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator size-h1\" id=\"h-undergraduate-research-at-uwm\">Undergraduate Research at 51ÁÔÆæ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg\">The 51ÁÔÆæ Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is a central location for undergraduates seeking on-campus research opportunities and faculty seeking enthusiastic, motivated undergraduate students with whom to collaborate. The OUR also supports these collaborations by providing student salary, travel support, and professional development opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/research-projects\/\" rel=\"\">Get Involved<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--outline uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/symposium\/\" rel=\"\">Symposium<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--outline uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/programs\/support-for-undergraduate-research-fellows\/\" rel=\"\">Support for Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF)<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center heading-separator uwm-u-text--center size-h1\" id=\"h-upcoming-events\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-u-events uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-events-list--grid uwm-event-list--grid-4\"><li><div class=\"event-datebox\"><span class=\"event-datebox--month\">Apr<\/span><span class=\"event-datebox--date\">17<\/span><\/div><div class=\"event-content\"><div class=\"event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/event\/april-17-presenting-research-101\/\">April 17: Presenting Research 101<\/a><\/div><div class=\"event-date\">April 17, 2026, 11:30am - 12:30pm<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"event-datebox\"><span class=\"event-datebox--month\">Apr<\/span><span class=\"event-datebox--date\">17<\/span><\/div><div class=\"event-content\"><div class=\"event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/event\/april-17-start-here-info-session\/\">April 17: Start Here Info Session<\/a><\/div><div class=\"event-date\">April 17, 2026, 1:00pm - 2:00pm<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"event-datebox\"><span class=\"event-datebox--month\">Apr<\/span><span class=\"event-datebox--date\">23<\/span><\/div><div class=\"event-content\"><div class=\"event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/event\/april-23-undergraduate-research-symposium-practice-session\/\">April 23: Undergraduate Research Symposium Practice Session<\/a><\/div><div class=\"event-date\">April 23, 2026, 4:00pm - 6:00pm<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"event-datebox\"><span class=\"event-datebox--month\">Apr<\/span><span class=\"event-datebox--date\">24<\/span><\/div><div class=\"event-content\"><div class=\"event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/event\/april-24-18th-annual-undergraduate-research-symposium\/\">April 24: 18th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium<\/a><\/div><div class=\"event-date\">April 24, 2026, 9:00am - 12:30pm<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--center-x\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mx-10 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/upcoming\/\" rel=\"\">View All Upcoming Events<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-white uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator size-h1\" id=\"h-learn-more-about-undergraduate-research\">Learn More About Undergraduate Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg\">If you are an undergraduate at 51ÁÔÆæ and want to get involved in faculty research, we have developed this video to help you with your first steps. Watch the video and get in touch with us with any questions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learn about Undergraduate Research at 51ÁÔÆæ\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zN_tDhWVvxE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock uwm-p-gridblock--5\"><div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--image  uwm-p-gridblock--stretch\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/578\/2025\/01\/Untitled-8.jpg\" alt=\"Undergraduate research students posing with awards\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\"\/><span class=\"uwm-p-block--\">500+ Undergraduate Research Students Supported Annually<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--stat uwm-p-block--gold \"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/travel\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><span><strong>50+ <\/strong>Students presenting nationally every year<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--stat uwm-p-block--gray-dark-gold-text \"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/symposium\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><span>More than<strong>250<\/strong>students present at 51ÁÔÆæ Symposium<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--stat uwm-p-block--gold \"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/programs\/support-for-undergraduate-research-fellows\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><span>Hourly funding at <strong>$14<\/strong>to support faculty\/student research collaboration<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--stat uwm-p-block--gray-dark-gold-text \"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/research-projects\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><span><strong>400+<\/strong>Faculty-led research projects in our database<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-m-0\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[7886]},"class_list":["post-42","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Office of Undergraduate Research<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"51ÁÔÆæ&#039;s Office of Undergraduate Research connects students seeking on-campus research opportunities with faculty for collaboration.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Home\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"51ÁÔÆæ&#039;s Office of Undergraduate Research connects students seeking on-campus research opportunities with faculty for collaboration.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Office of Undergraduate Research\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-11T15:59:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/578\/2025\/05\/banner-student-teacher-lab.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/\",\"name\":\"Office of Undergraduate Research - UW-Milwaukee\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/578\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/banner-student-teacher-lab.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-13T17:51:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-11T15:59:05+00:00\",\"description\":\"51ÁÔÆæ's Office of Undergraduate Research connects students seeking on-campus research opportunities with faculty for collaboration.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/578\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/banner-student-teacher-lab.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/578\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/banner-student-teacher-lab.jpg\",\"width\":1500,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Professor with glasses and wavy hair supervises a student in gloves as she pipettes samples in a research lab surrounded by scientific equipment.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Home\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/\",\"name\":\"Office of Undergraduate Research\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/578\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/578\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg\",\"width\":225,\"height\":224,\"caption\":\"University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/undergraduate-research\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Office of Undergraduate Research","description":"51ÁÔÆæ's Office of Undergraduate Research connects students seeking on-campus research opportunities with faculty for collaboration.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Home","og_description":"51ÁÔÆæ's Office of Undergraduate Research connects students seeking on-campus research opportunities with faculty for collaboration.","og_url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/","og_site_name":"Office of Undergraduate Research","article_modified_time":"2026-03-11T15:59:05+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/578\/2025\/05\/banner-student-teacher-lab.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/","name":"Office of Undergraduate Research - UW-Milwaukee","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/578\/2025\/05\/banner-student-teacher-lab.jpg","datePublished":"2020-11-13T17:51:53+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-11T15:59:05+00:00","description":"51ÁÔÆæ's Office of Undergraduate Research connects students seeking on-campus research opportunities with faculty for collaboration.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/578\/2025\/05\/banner-student-teacher-lab.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/578\/2025\/05\/banner-student-teacher-lab.jpg","width":1500,"height":400,"caption":"Professor with glasses and wavy hair supervises a student in gloves as she pipettes samples in a research lab surrounded by scientific equipment."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Home"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/#website","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/","name":"Office of Undergraduate Research","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/#organization","name":"University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/578\/2020\/11\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/578\/2020\/11\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg","width":225,"height":224,"caption":"University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":79,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10434,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions\/10434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}