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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. 

In addition to presenting at the on-campus conference, in 2009 MCLA students traveled to Amherst to participate in the Massachusetts Statewide Undergraduate Research Conference and to the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse to present at the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research.

Student Presenter

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


Information on the 2010 Undergraduate Research Conference

Northeast Public Radio Spotlight
WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief Charlie Deitz reported on the 2009 URC. You can hear his report here.

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