January 22, 2021
Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement (DAESA)
Students’ applications and judges’ sign-ups are now open online for the ninth Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA), which will be held virtually on March 29, according to the Office of Undergraduate Research at Washington State University.
“We anticipate as many as 200 students will again be accepted to share their research, scholarly pursuits, and creative activity, and we will need just as many faculty, post-doctoral students, and guest experts from the community to serve as judges,” said Mary Sanchez Lanier, assistant vice provost in charge of this year’s event. “SURCA is a long-time WSU tradition and it’s always a pleasure to see how the university comes together to participate and lend support in any number of ways.”
More than a dozen San Diego County nonprofits will be the recipients of $750,000 in grants from The San Diego Foundation to create more opportunities for youth to study STEM fields.
The foundation is directing funds to 13 programs reaching young people, particularly those from underrepresented communities. The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation recently reported that Latino and Black communities are greatly underrepresented in San Diego’s highest-paying industries and occupations, many of which are related to STEM science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The programs receiving grants are:
San Diego State University Research Foundation, supporting the WE BELIEVE program (Women and Black Empowered Learners Interning in Engineering Environments). The university will provide summer research internships for Black high school and community college students.
December 15, 2020
Washington State University students can apply online now through March 5 for a variety of awards to support their mentored research, scholarship, and creative activities in academic year 2021–22, said Mary Sanchez Lanier, assistant vice provost.
“Thanks to the vision of generous donors and other funding, recipients of these awards students from all majors and campuses can afford to spend more time concentrating on their research efforts rather than having to work at a job,” she said.
Five types of awards are available this year. Two are presented by the Office of Undergraduate Research in the Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement, one is from the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture, another is awarded by the WSU LSAMP (Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation) program, and the fifth from the Team Mentoring Program (TMP).