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Undergraduate Research

Students connect
to hands-on learning

Whether you’re interested in laboratories or libraries, at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis you can get hands-on research experience. And you’ll be working with top-notch faculty mentors and some of the best graduate students in the world. Undergraduates are encouraged to dive into research at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis. You can do it through internships on campus, at the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Medical Center, with local industry or under the guidance of a professor.

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Define your college career with a capstone project

Our students may be co-authors on papers published in professional journals. They also have the chance to publish original research in Explorations, the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis undergraduate journal. More than 700 students present their work at our annual Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Conference.

Fellowships, travel awards
and chancellor’s award

The Provost’s Undergraduate Fellowships and Travel Awards support undergraduate research activities, and the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research is presented annually to two top student researchers.

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5 Reasons undergraduates should do research