{"id":47,"date":"2021-06-07T17:09:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T22:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:00:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">The 51ÁÔÆæ Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) opened in 2008 as a resource for undergraduates seeking on-campus research opportunities and faculty seeking enthusiastic, motivated undergraduate students with whom to collaborate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OUR programs, including the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), the Support for Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) program, the UR@51ÁÔÆæ program for incoming students, the Conference Travel Awards, the Senior Excellence in Research Awards (SERA), the Faculty Mentor of the Year Award, the annual campus-wide 51ÁÔÆæ Undergraduate Research Symposium, Success Through Aging Research (STAR), MCW Cancer Center and 51ÁÔÆæ Research Program, and the Students Exploring Equity at 51ÁÔÆæ seminar (SEE@51ÁÔÆæ), are designed to connect students and faculty in collaborative research in all schools and colleges at 51ÁÔÆæ.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\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<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-6533\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/about\/\">About<\/a><\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/about\/directory\/\">Directory<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/about\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/about\/give\/\">Give<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/about\/alumni-stories\/\">Alumni Stories<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/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<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator\" id=\"h-meet-the-researchers\">Meet the Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out this video that features one of our undergraduate researchers talking about her experience in the lab!<\/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=\"Meet the Researchers Episode 1: Unfolding the Mystery\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LX5dLQbuSac?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-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\" id=\"h-upcoming-events\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\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 - 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