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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Biology professor and student publish biodiversity paperDr. Tom Diggs, assistant professor of plant biology at the University of North Georgia (UNG), and Hannah Umstead, who is pursuing a degree in biology, had a paper published in "American Fern Journal"
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Free workshops to give public insight about Georgia ecosystemTwo University of North Georgia (UNG) faculty members in the Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis (IESA) will teach the general public how to preserve the health of northeast Georgia throu
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Senior psychology major wins national ACE Student of the YearBrendyn Melugin was named the national ACE Student of the Year, which is presented annually to an adult learner who has benefited from the use of ACE credit recommendations to earn a college degree or
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CURCA mini-grants fund various undergraduate research projectsSearching for snakes with fungal diseases in Smithgall Woods State Park, investigating the effect cigarette smoke has on bladder cancer, and figuring out if a virus can kill bacteria are a few of the
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Music and visual arts projects added to Annual Research ConferenceEach spring, University of North Georgia (UNG) undergraduate students from all majors and campuses set up posters and deliver presentations about issues they are passionate about for the Annual Resear
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.