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Undergraduate Research - ACURA

To see current undergraduate research projects please open the tab on the left-hand side. Three-semester projects beginning in Spring 2023 are forming now.

Upcoming Events

  • Undergraduate Research (ACURA) Poster Fair April 12, 2023

For questions contact Dr. Ann Schmiedekamp, Coordinator of the Abington Undergraduate Research Program (ACURA) [email protected]

Acura fair 2022

It is the mission of the Abington College Undergraduate Research Activities (ACURA) to develop students who are critical thinkers and creative scholars by engagement in scientific experimentation, inquiry based research and exploration of the arts and humanities through a two to three semester research experience with our community of teacher-scholars.

Visit the 2022 ACURA Fair online.

 

Undergraduate Research - ACURA

  • ACURA 3-semester projects
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Student Expectations

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ACURA is Opportunity

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ACURA Winners 2022

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Black women’s experiences of colorism studied for undergraduate research project

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Spotlight on undergraduate research: Flying high at Abington

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Ann Schmiedekamp, Ph.D.
Coordinator, Abington Undergraduate Research Program (ACURA)
Professor of Physics
[email protected]

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