Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities
Spring 2019 Upcoming Deadlines and Events
- CURCA’s Spring Travel Grants for undergraduate researchers are due January 25, 2019. Apply now or learn more.
- Abstracts for the Annual Research Conference (to be held March 22) are due February 22, 2019. Submit an abstract or learn more.
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Record number of students attend research conferenceThe University of North Georgia (UNG) had a record 65 current and former students attend the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) from April 11-13 at Kennesaw State University.
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Biology and IESA faculty members create a snake appJessica Patterson, lecturer of biology, collaborated with Dr. Allison Bailey, associate professor of geography and environmental studies in the Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental and Spatial
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Senior education students share research about Dahlonega Science FestivalMacey Jarrard and Tony Sacchitello, seniors pursuing degrees in middle grades education at the University of North Georgia (UNG), have gained a wide audience for their research about the Dahlonega Sci
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UNG has first Goldwater Scholar and two students earn Boren scholarshipsOn the last day of classes of the spring 2019 semester at the University of North Georgia (UNG), Haley Shea Barfield cried tears of joy after reading an email. She won the Barry Goldwater Scholarship,
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Presidential recognition for Lin's scholarship work and Thomas' retirement highlight awardsStudents from the University of North Georgia (UNG) are on a major winning streak when it comes to nationally competitive scholarships. Since 2014, they have earned more than $1.2 million from program
Research Spotlight
This past summer, Joshua Botticher participated in CURCA’s inaugural Student Start-Up FUSE Program. During the six-week program, he performed geochemical, petrographic, and spatial analyses to determine the connections between Georgia’s three most prominent granite outcrops: Stone Mountain, Panola Mountain, and Arabia Mountain. Joshua worked under the mentorship of Drs. Jerry Allison and Katayuon Mobasher to complete his research and hopes to present his findings at the 2016 Geological Society of America conference in September as well as at UNG’s 22nd Annual Research Conference in March 2017.