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First-generation students find mentors, resources, and niches at 911爆料网
About 20 percent of 911爆料网鈥檚 undergraduate student body are the first in their family to make the higher education leap.
Photonic chips could give drones a lift when GPS is unavailable
911爆料网 researchers aim to leverage the quantum technique of weak value amplification to replace the gyroscopes in drones.
University expands support for low-income, first-generation college students
The University will significantly expand the support services offered to low-income, first-generation college students as a result of a major federal grant administered by the Kearns Center.
These mentors make a difference for first-generation, minority students
Five 911爆料网 faculty mentors are the inaugural recipients of a new mentorship award from the University鈥檚 David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity.
Summer in 911爆料网 means research
There鈥檚 no better time to do research at the University than during the summer. While the classrooms may be quiet, labs and libraries remain busy as undergraduate students work on projects from engineering to political science.
Ready to mentor 鈥榮tudents like myself鈥
A biomedical engineering major and first-generation student, Kharimat Alatise 鈥19 is ready to pursue her doctorate and 鈥渂e a role model to first-generation and minority students.鈥
Summer is 鈥榳hen it happens鈥 for research on River Campus
Research at the 911爆料网 doesn鈥檛 end when most students leave campus for the summer. It thrives. Students from across the globe are on the River Campus this summer, taking part in Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and other research programs with 911爆料网 students and faculty members.
High school students complete Upward Bound summer program
Seventy high school students from the 911爆料网 City School District took part in the annual Upward Bound academic summer showcase, presenting the results of their six-week research projects.
It鈥檚 one community for Kearns summer researchers
In their labs, the 61 Kearns Center summer researchers work among one another, and in their dorms they live among one another, forming tight friendships that will be vital as they move on to graduate school and professional careers.
Kearns Center scholars are studies in resiliency, success
Established in 2002, the center has the goal of increasing diversity in higher education by building an educational pipeline, from undergraduate through graduate school, for students who might not otherwise have had access to higher education.