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Undergraduate Research Program

Dean with studentThe Undergraduate Research Program encompasses independent scholarly activity by students in the arts, humanities, and sciences. Driven by the many opportunities for interaction between students and faculty, undergraduate research at MCLA has expanded dramatically in recent years. The program supports students with independent study opportunities in many disciplines, small research/travel grants, and a dynamic campus-wide conference for presenting their work.

Beyond the campus, MCLA is a proud member of COPLAC, the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges, and in the fall of 2010 the college will host COPLAC's Northeast Regional Undergraduate Research Conference.

In addition to these opportunities, MCLA students also participate in the Massachusetts Statewide Undergraduate Research Conference, held each year in Amherst, and the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research; in 2011, NCUR will be hosted in Ithaca, New York.

For more information contact Rosanne Denhard or Anthony Daly, faculty co-chairs of the Undergraduate Research Conference Steering Committee.

Information on the annual Undergraduate Research Conference


Information on research/travel grants

"One of the great attributes of MCLA is the opportunity it  provides to work directly with professors, allowing students to gain hands-on experience running the gamut of scientific inquiry from research design to presenting findings at national conferences."
Brendan Gaesser '07

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