Providing positive research experiences for undergraduates is a major influencer for future career paths and an important goal of SOT. The Faculty United for Toxicology Undergraduate Recruitment and Education (FUTURE) Committee guides SOT programs for undergraduate faculty, such as the Undergraduate Educator Network (UEN), as well as coordinating SOT funding for undergraduate summer and academic year research through the Undergraduate Faculty Research Grant and Intern Program Support. Note that the next deadline for the Undergraduate Faculty Research Grant is March 27.
FUTURE is hosting a research mentoring webinar at 12:00 noon (ET) on Tuesday, March 4. Registration is open now.
Experienced undergraduate research mentors will share their tips and valued resources for enhancing student experiences to ensure that both students and research mentors make the most of the research experience. Time is reserved for comments and questions.
Speakers:
What Every Mentor Needs to Know About Mentoring Underrepresented Undergraduate Students in the Lab, Jared Brown, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Boulder, CO
Undergrads in the Lab or Undergrads Are the Lab? Successful Mentoring of Undergraduate Researchers as a Matter of Perspective, Kelly Vaughan, King University, Bristol, TN
Eight Is Not Enough: The Challenges and Joys of the Summer Research Student, Jamie DeWitt, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
A variety of other topics have been discussed in previous UEN webinars, and recordings are available on the “Undergraduate Educator Network Webinars” web page.
