DUSCI's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for students and their faculty mentors to conduct eight weeks of full-time scholarship from May 28, 2013 - July 19, 2013. Each fellowship provides a student award of $3,000 and a faculty award of $500.

Other summer DUSCI activities include field trips, workshops, weekly research meetings, socials and a final research presentation by participants.

Applications are being accepted through March 1, 2013 and awardees will be notified after spring break.

The following students and faculty mentors participated in the 2012 Summer Undergraduate Research Program:

• John Emmons, Mentor - Adina Kilpatrick, Department - Physics
• Kelsey Pigg and Frankie Lynch, Mentor - Maria Bohorquez, Department - Chemistry
• Natalie Benson, Mentor -Abebe Mengesha, Department - Pharmacy
• Rosalie Sterner, Mentor - Marc Busch, Department - Biology
• Dana Hansen, Mentor - Adina Kilpatrick, Department - Physics
• Erin Scully, Mentor - Olga Lazareva, Department - Psychology
• Shardul Soni, Mentor - Chris Kliethermes, Department - Psychology