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The Office of Undergraduate Research hosts lectures, information sessions, and workshops throughout the academic year.
These events provide you with tools that will help prepare for presentations, improve research techniques, and sharpen your research topics and more.
Organized and promoted by the Office of Undergraduate Research, these events are occasionally co-sponsored or co-arranged by the Provost Office, Writing and Multiliteracy Center, Fredrick Douglass Unity House, the Office of Faculty Development, the Honors College or independant departments.
OUR Practice Sessions for Three Min Thesis Presentations
Registered presenters, please contact Professor Pamela Karimi (our@umassd.edu) to make an individualized zoom meeting.
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia for research students.
3MT cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills.
The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.
OUR Info Session on Successful Research Trajectories of UMassD Alums
Please join us for a discussion panel and Q & A session with our successful researcher alums. Our panelists--former UMassD undergrad researchers, and current successful experts in their own respective fields--will speak about the impact of research on their career paths in the arts, humanities, and STEM fields. Our participants include, Dr. Zachary Grant who began his research journey at UMassD and subsequently graduated with a doctorate in computational science. He then pursued a career at Oak Ridge National Laboratory of the US Department of Energy; Hannah Gadbois, a recipient of the Office of Undergraduate Research Grant at UMassD in 2016, who is now a PhD student in the Art History Department at the University of Illinois; and Jorge Fernandes, a former undergraduate math researcher at UMassD and a current data scientist at Pratt & Whitney.
When: Friday, Apr 8, 2022, 05:00 PM Eastern Time
Marshall Scholarship Virtual Summit
The British Government is conducting its nation-wide, two day long virtual Marshall Scholarship summit this year on 6 & 7 April, and I am reaching out to you today in hopes that you can share this with interested and outstanding students in your programs.
There will be nine 45-minute-long panels, all featuring Marshall Scholarship alums from a variety of years, dedicated to different areas of study (or the Marshall Scholarship application process/culture). These panels are open to students and fellowship advisors and will be recorded for future viewing as well. This is an opportunity for students aspiring to become Marshall Scholars to hear what the process is like from those who went through it themselves.
Please find the list of topics as well as the respective registration forms below.
Wednesday 6 April
(All times below in EDT)
12:00pm Marshall First Timers (*Introductory Address for first 15 minutes*)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlde-grTsoGtctXjSeqEXCaDcdfH5keHI1
Hosted by the Chicago Consulate
1:15pm Steps to Marshall
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrcOmsqTwvEtYQNVGgqTeVcBNHtvCV_6pw
Hosted by the Embassy
2:15pm Diversity: Race
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApceytrT8pH9UBKtE8zgOGuW8vHzyFxAAi
Hosted by the Houston Consulate
3:15pm Arts & Literature
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrduGgrzMiGNGlIDViKWtfpqqJa60WqtYr
Hosted by the Los Angeles Consulate
Thursday 7 April
12:00pm Climate & Environment
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsceGvqj0iHtLi-SNiy0dqWoUiXhiwvD5l
Hosted by the New York Consulate
1:00pm IR & Government
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcuuvqTooHtLZfti98vwU4sXJjGnhbMdc
Hosted by the Embassy
2:00pm STEM
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0od-iqqjkoE902iaca_Pj8VGudXMqcuqcI
Hosted by the Boston Consulate
3:00pm Application Questions
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqd-uorTstGdOyqxT8foVN4nwbsnVr_DAG
Hosted by the Miami Consulate
4:00pm Diversity: LGBT + Gender
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEucOGrrTwqE9CyhGx0yORF2VVAcv4HIsVR
Hosted by the San Francisco Consulate
Study/Work Abroad after Graduation with a US Gov’t Fulbright Fellowship!
Then consider applying to be one of more than 1,400 candidates who will receive a Fulbright grant each year to go overseas. Grants are available in all fields of study and can take you to one of more than 140 countries worldwide. Both undergraduate and graduate students may apply, as well as graduating seniors who will go on to graduate school.
To learn how to navigate the application process and formulate a strong proposal join us at the March 30th OUR Fulbright zoom information session. We will hear from Professor Timothy Walker who is a representative from the U.S. William J. Fulbright Program on our campus. Do not miss this opportunity to learn about the Fulbright Scholar Program and possibly embark on the adventure of your life! Both undergraduate and graduate students are welcome!
OUR Information Session on Summer Awards
Engaging in Research with Human Subjects
In certain fields undergraduate research projects involve interactions with and/or identifiable data about human beings as participants. Some undergraduate research activities that involve human participants require approval by the Institutional Review Board (IRB; the federally mandated committee that reviews human subjects research protocols). Please join us for a zoom session on February 22 (4-5pm) with Dr. Elizabeth Richardson (Chair of IRB at UMassD) and Leslie Young (IRB expert and 3rd-year UMD law student). The session will focus on the types of research that require IRB review, best practices for conducting ethical research, an overview of human subject protections, and other resources that may be helpful to undergraduate researchers.
View the recording of the event
To further explore the IRB send an email to
UMassD IRB Research: irb.research@umassd.edu
or, click on the following items:
Office of Institutional Ethics & Compliance
The Office for Human Research Protections
Research vs. Internship
Please join us for an Office of Undergraduate Research information session. We will discuss the relationships and the distinctions between research opportunities and internship positions. Experts from STEM, Humanities & the arts, the Career Center, and the Leduc Center for Civic Engagement will be there to discuss various opportunities.
When? Monday, Jan 31, 2022 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Where? Zoom
View the recording of the event
Essential Grant Writing Skills
Undergraduate students are welcome to join an information session on zoom regarding writing grant proposals. The session is organized in conjunction with representative faculty members from STEM, arts, humanities, and the Writing & Multiliteracy Center. Bring any questions you have regarding your OUR grant applications for the Winter/Spring cycle (due December 6) and/or other proposals.
Where? Zoom.
When? Dec 1, 2021 04:00-5:00 PM Eastern Time
View the recording of the event
Diversity in Life Science Event: Meet Biology Alumni of Color
& Leran about Different Career Opportunities in Research
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 (4-5pm)
Fredrick Douglass Unity House
This event is sponsored by the Biology Department and the Fredrick Douglass Unity House
Highlights of Past Events
The Changing Dynamics of Transnational Feminisms
Tuesday, March 27, 2018, 4pm
Charlton College of Business, Room 149
Lecture by Professor Manisha Desai, Professor of Sociology and Asian and Asian American Studies at the University of Connecticut.
This talk is organized in conjunction with Assistant Professor Eric Larson's class "Beyond Borders? Immigration and Justice" (CJS 350)
Reflections on Research in the Visual Arts
Thursday, February 8, 2018, 11:15am
UMass Dartmouth. CVPA STAR STORE, Room 254
715 Purchase Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
This artist talk is supported by the OUR and organized by Professor Ellen Mueller of the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
Sexting: Red Flag or Red Herring
Wednesday, December 13
5-5:30pm. Woodland Commons
Lecture by Professor Elizabeth Englander, Department of Psychology, Bridgewater State University
Director and Founder of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center
Followed by Psychology Research Poster Presentations
5:30-7pm
Funded by the OUR and organized by Psychology Department professors Trina Kershaw and Aminda O'Hare
Engaging Physics Undergraduates through Cross-Disciplinary Research
Thursday, March 23, 2017. 3pm
Center for Scientific Computing and Visualization Research
Textile Building, Room 105
A lecture by Professor Prashant Sharma, Department of Physics, Suffolk University
Essential Grant Writing Skills
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
2pm-3pm
Claire T. Carney Library, Room 314
A Workshop with Professor Elisabeth Buck, Department of English
Research and Teaching in the Urban Context: The Jewelry District in Providence
Wednesday, March 08, 2017
12pm-1pm
Claire T. Carney Library, Room 314
A Lecture by Dietrich Neumann, Professor of History of Art and Architecture at Brown University
Sponsored by OUR and the Urban Studies Program
Strategies for Grant Writing
December 02, 2016
11am-11:50am
Honors Seminar Room, Library 212
Grant writing workshop by Professor Elisabeth Buck (Department of English, UMass Dartmouth)
Research Life After Graduation: A Panel with UMassD Alumni
February 14, 2016
12:00-1:30pm
Honors Seminar Room, Library 212
Discussion panel with Laura Ryan (Director of the Humanities Film Office at MIT), Lauren Scharf (Curatorial intern at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem), Bing Lin (Graduate student at the Dynamic Media Institute at Massachusetts College of Art and Design)
UMass Dartmouth Research Abroad
March 24, 2016
12:00-1:30pm
Honors Seminar Room, Library 214
Session I: Building A Global Network Of Biologists
Presentation by Professor Mark Silby (Department of Biology, UMD)
Session II: Exploring the Arts of China
Presentation by Professor Bryan McFarlane (Department of Fine Arts, UMD)
"So What?" A Panel of UMassD Faculty Discussing the "Real World" Applications or Implications of Their Research
October 27, 2015
1:00-2:00pm
Claire T. Carney Library Library, Rm 314
Discussion panel with Professor Laura Franz (Department of Visual Design, UMD), Professor Brian Williams (Department of History, UMD), and Professor Mehdi Raessi (Department of Mechanical Engineering, UMD).
Town-Gown Collaborations: Engaging Faculty and Students in Regional Research
February 24, 2016
12:00-1:30pm
Claire T. Carney Library, Room 114
Discussion panel with Professor Timothy Walker (Department of History, UMD), Lee Blake (President of the New Bedford Historical Society), and Corinn Williams (Community Economic Development Center of South Eastern Massachusetts).
Mentoring Undergraduate Research: Lessons from Humanities Research at Brown University
February 17, 2016
12:00-1:30pm
Claire T. Carney Library, Room 314
Discussion panel with Professor Sarah Thomas (Department of Hispanic Studies, Brown University) and Professor Lisa Marie Mignone (Department of Classics, Brown University)