Where research begins: Start your undergraduate research journey

Aug: 3- Sept. 11: Writing Center operations are modified Aug. 3-Sept. 11 due to construction on the fourth floor of the Teaching and Learning Complex. Consultations will be virtual and center staff will relocate to Room 1211 in the Teaching and Learning Complex. Read our update for details.

Writing Center large meeting area with students working in pairs at several long tables.

Teaching and Learning Complex, 4th Floor
UC Davis Writing Center

Join Stanford professor Thomas S. Mullaney and University of British Columbia professor Christopher Rea for a conversation on launching undergraduate researchers. The co-authors of Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project that Matters to You (and the World) will help you start a new research project the right way with a series of simple, yet ingenious exercises.

Learn to tackle two challenges every researcher faces with a new project

  • How to find a compelling problem to investigate
  • How to design a research project so the results matter to others

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There is limited seating for this event.

This program is sponsored by the University Honors Program and the Undergraduate Research Center.