WELCOME
The Undergraduate Research Center for the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences serves all students in humanities, arts, social science, and behavioral science disciplines. We invite you to explore our website to find out more about our programs and services. We look forward to meeting you!
WHY DO RESEARCH OR CREATIVE INQUIRY?
Conducting research or creative inquiry as an undergraduate is an excellent way to gain experiences and skills that will benefit you both academically and professionally, preparing you for graduate school and a wide variety of careers.
Participating in undergraduate research and creative inquiry lets you:
- Work one-on-one with faculty,
- Participate in cutting-edge research and creative projects with far-reaching impacts,
- Make significant contributions to a field you care about, and
- Enhance your competitiveness for high-level employment and admission to graduate and professional schools.
ABOUT US
Our primary mission is to promote, develop, and celebrate undergraduate student research and creative inquiry, with the overall goal of enhancing undergraduate education and preparing students for careers in all areas.
Through experiencing the processes of scholarly discovery and the dissemination of their results, students become fully engaged members of the research and creative community.
STUDENT REFLECTIONS
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jon bassinger-flores2025-04-13 22:23:122025-04-13 22:23:12Student Spotlight – Ryan Horio
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jon bassinger-flores2025-03-30 22:11:092025-03-31 15:26:09Student Spotlight - Claire Smith
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jon bassinger-flores2025-02-28 15:04:272025-02-28 15:04:27Student Spotlight - Sihui Lin
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fatimah patel
fatimah patel2024-10-15 13:00:362024-10-17 09:44:23Student Spotlight - Cris Avitia Camacho
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fatimah patel2024-06-11 13:03:512024-06-11 13:07:06Student Spotlight – Paula Zepeda
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fatimah patel
fatimah patel2024-04-15 09:33:142024-04-17 09:45:44Student Spotlight - Frank Godinez
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fatimah patel2024-04-03 11:40:242024-04-03 12:19:46Student Spotlight - Aleeza West
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fatimah patel2024-02-28 08:55:042024-02-28 11:36:20Student Spotlight - Chanaporn (New) Tohsuwanwanich
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fatimah patel
fatimah patel2024-02-09 14:25:292024-02-09 14:25:29Student Spotlight - Emma Horio
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fatimah patel
fatimah patel2024-01-30 17:25:072024-01-30 17:25:07Student Spotlight - Loc Bui
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fatimah patel2024-01-19 15:47:482024-01-19 16:07:28Student Spotlight - Geraldine Perez
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kate mcallister
kate mcallister2024-01-09 16:09:452024-01-09 16:21:55Student Spotlight - Madison Lee
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fatimah patel2023-12-01 15:58:422023-12-01 15:58:42Student Spotlight - Mario Peng Lee
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kate mcallister2023-11-07 09:56:112023-11-07 11:50:04Student Spotlight - Milagro Jones
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amelia boeh
amelia boeh2023-04-18 11:37:192023-07-10 06:47:55Student Spotlight - Rachel Peterson
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Veronica Kimaz
Veronica Kimaz2023-03-16 17:16:282023-07-10 06:50:18Student Spotlight - Sophia Han-Yun Chang
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Veronica Kimaz
Veronica Kimaz2023-03-14 15:57:262023-07-10 06:52:31Student Spotlight - Desiree Rassa Eshraghi
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Veronica Kimaz2023-03-03 11:33:502023-08-14 09:54:58Student Spotlight - Umiemah Farrukh
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Veronica Kimaz2023-02-10 12:15:302023-08-14 09:55:34Student Spotlight - Diego Mesa
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Veronica Kimaz2023-02-08 10:04:152023-08-14 10:00:29Student Spotlight - Luis R. Garcia Chavez
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alice lee
alice lee2022-05-27 08:44:462023-08-14 10:07:57Student Spotlight - Herman Luis Chavez
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alice lee
alice lee2022-05-20 10:41:012023-08-14 10:08:57Student Spotlight - Janet Zamudio
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alice lee
alice lee2022-05-17 12:07:212022-05-17 12:07:21Student Spotlight - Martin Makaryan
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alice lee2022-05-06 11:29:372022-05-06 11:29:37Student Spotlight - Jamie Jiang
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alice lee2022-04-29 11:01:342022-04-29 11:01:34Student Spotlight - Fiona Osborn
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alice lee2022-04-22 10:42:082022-04-22 18:49:38Student Spotlight - Ragini Srinivasan
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alice lee2022-03-10 13:18:102022-04-14 13:18:15Student Spotlight - Mursal Sidiqi
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alice lee2022-03-04 11:20:362022-04-14 13:34:25Student Spotlight - Lucia Ribisi
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alice lee2022-02-25 11:35:142022-02-25 11:39:17Student Spotlight - Lilly Angel
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alice lee2022-02-17 13:05:462022-04-14 13:35:02Student Spotlight - Desiree Eshraghi
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alice lee2022-02-11 11:15:332022-02-11 11:15:33Student Spotlight - Maggie Dent
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alice lee2022-02-04 10:58:512022-02-04 10:58:51Student Spotlight - Amy Vandyken
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alice lee2022-01-28 11:59:542022-01-28 11:59:54Student Spotlight - Steven Bech
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pearlina boc
pearlina boc2021-06-25 11:30:472021-07-22 15:42:08Student Spotlight - David Figueroa
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pearlina boc2021-06-15 10:03:002021-06-15 10:03:00Student Spotlight - Celine Tsoi
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pearlina boc2021-06-08 10:34:532021-06-08 10:34:53Student Spotlight - Daisy Ramirez
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pearlina boc2021-05-07 12:04:212021-05-07 12:04:21Student Spotlight - Helya Salarvand
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pearlina boc2021-04-30 09:11:382021-04-30 09:13:42Student Spotlight - Louisa Edwards
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alice lee
alice lee2021-03-10 13:53:192021-04-07 11:27:48Student Spotlight - Zoe Reinecke
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pearlina boc2021-02-24 10:21:452021-02-24 11:12:24Student Spotlight - Teresa Xu
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pearlina boc2021-02-09 13:02:212021-02-09 13:02:21Student Spotlight – Ngoc Nguyen
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alice lee
alice lee2021-02-03 15:47:142021-02-03 15:47:14Student Spotlight - Michael To
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alice lee2021-01-25 13:47:152021-01-25 14:57:26Student Spotlight - J.W. Clark
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Veronica Kimaz
Veronica Kimaz2020-12-14 12:53:522020-12-14 13:47:59Student Spotlight - Ivana Dama
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Veronica Kimaz2020-12-07 12:08:152020-12-07 12:08:15Student Spotlight - Liv Slaby
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Veronica Kimaz2020-11-23 12:25:292020-11-23 12:25:29Student Spotlight - Angela Rey
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Veronica Kimaz2020-04-10 11:48:452020-04-10 11:48:45Student Spotlight - Caleb Kealoha
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Veronica Kimaz2020-03-02 15:05:492020-03-02 15:05:49Student Spotlight - Tania Nasrollahi
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Veronica Kimaz2020-02-18 09:14:302020-02-18 11:14:37Participating in Undergraduate Research Programs & Navigating the Research Process, by Rocio Sanchez-Nolasco
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Veronica Kimaz2020-01-27 11:20:222020-01-27 11:20:22Student Spotlight - Therese Boles
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Veronica Kimaz2019-11-21 13:53:522020-01-27 09:13:14Student Spotlight - Julia Nakamura
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kelly kistner2019-06-10 09:51:522019-06-14 12:17:29Finding Your First Research Opportunity as an Undergraduate, by Qiyuan (Grace) Miao
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kelly kistner2018-09-10 14:46:212018-10-03 11:47:50Ethnographic Research on a Secret Society, by Conor O'Brien
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kelly kistner2018-09-10 14:09:532018-10-03 11:36:50Conducting Qualitative Research in an LA High School, by Bernice Andrade
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kelly kistner2018-05-10 14:55:042018-10-03 11:53:35Presenting at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology’s (SPSP) annual conference, by Tracy SawOFFICE INFO
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