Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities
26th Annual Research Conference
The University of North Georgia is pleased to announce the 26th Annual Research Conference, a university-wide event for all campuses. This year, the conference will be held virtually on Friday, March 26, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The virtual conference will include both a pre-recorded poster session and a remote oral presentation.
Students who engage in research and creative activities as undergraduates have higher learning gains, such as problem solving and critical thinking skills, and increased self-confidence and independence. Good problem solving and critical thinking skills are highly valued in today's workplace - no matter the field of study you decide to pursue!
Is undergraduate research for you? There's only one way to find out! Look through our site, find a faculty member in your department, and contact him or her about engaging in research and creative activities. Or, contact us and let us help you find a research mentor!
Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
-Zora Neale Hurston
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Students learn presentation skills at Annual Research Conference
On March 26, more than 60 University of North Georgia (UNG) students will present their projects during UNG's Annual Research Conference (ARC). The 26th annual event will be conducted virtually from 9
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Astronomy professor and alumnus have papers published
Dr. Gregory Feiden, assistant professor of astronomy at UNG, and Dr. Wei-Chun Jao, staff astronomer and adjunct professor at Georgia State University, wrote and published a paper in the Astronomical J
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Water Lab relocates to Environmental Leadership Center building
The UNG Water Quality Trend Monitoring Lab moved to a new home inside the Environmental Leadership Center this spring.
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Herbarium project continues to progress
Dr. Tom Diggs' dream of creating a small-scale herbarium on UNG's Gainesville Campus has reached the halfway point thanks to the hard work of UNG students and a 2018 Presidential Incentive Award. Betw
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CURCA allocates newly redesigned mini-grants to 10 student-led projects
Faced with delays and other obstacles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, University of North Georgia (UNG) students searched for another way to continue research. More than a dozen UNG students found t
Research Spotlight

Amanda has been involved in research with UNG since summer 2018 when she participated in CURCA's FUSE program. She worked under Dr. Gregory Feiden investigating starspots - cool spots on the surface of stars. She worked to quantify what starspot properties were required for theoretical predictions of a star's properties to agree with observed properties. She hopes to be able to publish her results in the coming months.
This summer, she is working at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics as a part of the NSF REU program. Here she is continuing to study and research stellar astronomy, specifically low mass stars. Through her research, Amanda has had the opportunity to present in poster session at various conferences including the Georgia Regional Astronomy Meeting, and Cool Stars 20. She expects to continue presenting research and attending conferences and will be presenting her current research at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Hawaii in January.