College Dean Edward L. Ayers announced the names of 45 undergraduate students set to engage in 43 research projects supported by Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards Friday in a ceremony held at Jefferson Hall.
The awards, first presented in 2000 and funded by the family of David A. Harrison III, aid students who offer detailed plans for research projects that have been endorsed by faculty mentors.
"The Harrison Awards are the flagship grants that enable undergraduates to incorporate research in their curricula," said Nicole F. Hurd, assistant dean of the Center for Undergraduate Excellence, in a release. "Research plays to the strength of the University. We are a major research University with an intimate learning environment."
Harrison Awards totaled $160,000 this year with the winners selected from 140 total applicants. Since the program's conception four years ago, 150 awards have been granted.
About 50 percent of the University's 12,907 undergraduates are engaged in some form of research, including classroom and independent work, Hurd said.
"Research has been opening doors and advancing students in meaningful ways," she said.
--Compiled by Anthony LaMesa
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