By Deja Brown Research Story, Honorable MentionUndergraduate Research Opportunities Conference, 2023
Breaking the Mold
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Empowering Creativity, Celebrating Achievement
Student Stories
Making Sense of Christians and Their Disagreements: My Research Story
By John San Nicolas Research Story Competition Undergraduate Research Opportunities Conference, 2023 After each lecture, my vision widened, and the ground weakened. I had finally switched majors to pursue my passion of studying religion and philosophy. One of the...
Living Room Data: Disentangling Homeschooling Through a Sociological Lens
By Meg Honnold Research Story Competition, Honorable MentionUndergraduate Research Conference, 2023BACKGROUND I am the third out of seven children, raised on a fundamentalist family commune in the Ozark woods. I was homeschooled K-12, except for half a year (during...
Rigorous Wondering: What I’ve Learned on My Path to Research
By Abrianna Morales Outstanding Research Story Award.Undergraduate Research Opportunities Conference, 2023Some things in life always leave you wondering. Maybe it’s the way you can never seem to remember where you put your car keys. Or how you always feel better when...
My Path to Researching Basic Needs Insecurity at UNM
By Kyla Fugate Research Story Competition, Honorable Mention. Undergraduate Research Opportunities Conference, 2022. Roughly two years ago, I was accepted into the Ronald E. McNair Research program at the University of New Mexico. The program prepares high achieving...
My Research Journey
By April Vihilidal Research Story Competition, Honorable Mention.Undergraduate Research Opportunities Conference, 2022
Learning What Research Could Mean to Me
By Alyssa Ammerman Research Story Competition, Highlighted Story. Undergraduate Research Opportunities Conference, 2022 When you are a college student, you read a lot of different research papers. There are endless ways to contribute to the world of research, but for...
Discovering My Passion Through Research
By Brittney Seaburn Research Story Competition, Highlighted Story. Undergraduate Research Opportunities Conference, 2022. From a young age, I developed a passion for the environment. In third grade (2008), my class went on a field trip to the Jemez mountains. On...
Discovering My Path
By Samantha Morowski Outstanding Research Story Award. Undergraduate Research Opportunities Conference, 2022. Picture this: a three year-old girl playing with two identical toy cars that were the same color, size, and shape. Cinderella has played on repeat for the...