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<Title>Researcher of the Week: Pauline Xu</Title>
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<Summary>Meet Pauline,  She is a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major and both an URA and a Meyerhoff Scholar. She is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa, a recipient of the Lise Satterfield...</Summary>
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<Title>Thinking of a Research Experience for Summer 2015?</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Many summer research program application deadlines are February 1, or soon thereafter. To find a research program in your field, <a href="http://umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/myMajorResearchOUE.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">start here</a>. <br><br><div>In STEM fields, most summer research opportunities are well paid. Some programs outside of STEM are paid. <br><br>If you are interesting in the NIST/SURF program, applications are due on January 30. <a href="http://umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/opportunities/nist.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">See more information here.</a> <br><br>Follow instructions here: <div><a href="http://umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/opportunities/SURFapplicationchecklist.htm" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">NIST/SURF Applications</a><br><br>Students without research experience should plan to apply to about 15 programs. There are no application fees.<br><br>Research opportunities can also be found in <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/go/umbcworks" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Works</a>. <br></div></div></div>
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<Title>REU at MIT: Massachusetts Institute of Technology</Title>
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<Title>Researcher of the Week: Queenie Tran</Title>
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<Title>Researcher of the Week: Ashley Nunghee Kwon</Title>
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