Don't miss the great opportunity to present your work at URCAD! Register at this link by this Friday, March 1.
Explore URCAD Frequently Asked Questions here!
Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) features research, scholarship, and creative work carried out by UMBC undergraduates. Student work is shared through oral presentations, posters, artistic exhibits, performances, and film. Over 300 presenters participate annually. Researchers work with faculty mentors on independent research, or research that is part of the mentor's on-going projects. They are from all disciplines, and can be working on a thesis, capstone project, part of a scholars or honors program, or they can be unaffiliated. This campus-wide celebration of achievement affirms UMBC's commitment to the twin goals of research and a distinctive undergraduate experience.
All current undergraduates who have conducted research, scholarship or creative work in the last year may apply to present their results at URCAD. Mentors, fellow students, friends, family members, high school teachers and students, graduate school recruiters, and the general public are invited to attend.
The UMBC Interdisciplinary CoLab is a 4-week paid
summer narrative-based research internship for UMBC undergraduates.
Student interns will work on interdisciplinary project teams to conduct
research, create effective narratives, and develop public-facing final
products that support the goals of on and off campus community
organizations and scholars.
Participants receive a $3000 stipend and a tuition scholarship for a 3-credit internship course.
The English department is proud to announce the leadership of Dr. Lindsay DiCuirci among this summer's project directors. Her project "Ghosts in the Stacks: Exploring Spiritualism in the UMBC Special Collections Library" will provide students with the opportunity to work with the UMBC Special Collections and their recently acquired Eileen J. Garrett Parapsychology Foundation Collection to create a digital exhibition featuring some of their thousands of rare items. Ranging in date from the 16th century to the present, this collection is a rich, multimedia archive of parapsychological history covering subjects like mediumship, hauntings, out-of-body experiences, and precognition. The project team will research individual collection items, develop curatorial guidelines for organizing the exhibition, and build an informative and interactive website for use by experts and curiosity seekers alike. The exhibition will be permanently hosted on the UMBC Special Collections website, and team members will also share their work in a public Library Gallery forum in Fall 2024.
The full list of summer projects includes:
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