On Friday, Aug. 1, those students will share their research at the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE) at WSU Pullman. The symposium is organized by the WSU Office of Undergraduate Research, part of the Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement in the provost’s office.
Thirty-six Washington State University students from WSU Pullman, Tri-Cities, Spokane, and Vancouver have received $56,000 in fellowships to support their mentored undergraduate research efforts for the 2025-26 academic year. “Our ability to present these awards endorses each student’s interest in exploring projects and topics in their field and also helps each student to meet their financial obligations and still devote time to their research,” said Jeremy Lessmann, director of the WSU Office of Undergraduate Research.
Seventy-three students from 51 colleges nationwide are diving into research programs with faculty mentors at WSU Pullman and Vancouver this summer. Their projects will focus on a broad range of topics, such as crop resiliency in a changing climate, aquatic biosystems, waves in physics, and the examination of complex social interactions from a criminological perspective.
Fifty-four students at SURCA 2025 were the recipients of 44 awards totaling $10,200, announced the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), host of the system-wide March 24 event at WSU Pullman. “We enjoyed 220 exceptional posters this year from undergraduates who study and research at all six WSU campuses, and those who received awards were judged to have delivered the very top presentations on their mentored research, scholarship, and creative activities,” said Jeremy Lessmann, OUR director.
Undergraduates who are or plan to be engaged in research, scholarship, and creative activities with a mentor are invited to consider applying now for a 2025-26 research fellowship award. “We encourage students from all majors on all campuses with all levels of experience to review the available awards, gather their required information, and submit an application,” said Jeremy Lessmann, Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) director.
Five Washington State University students presenting posters on their STEM research won awards Nov. 16 at the 2024 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) in Pittsburgh. “We had 11 students total — 9 undergraduates, one post-baccalaureate from WSU Vancouver, and one graduate student — sharing their work and results on posters, and they all did a remarkable job and stood out,” said Mary Sánchez Lanier, assistant vice provost for academic engagement and student achievement who has served for many years on the ABRCMS steering committee.
Forty Washington State University undergraduates engaged in mentored research have received fellowships to support their research, scholarship, and creative activity for the coming academic year. The fellowships total $61,000 and are associated with a many types of awards. Recipients are students from four campuses—Pullman, Spokane, Tri-Cities, and Vancouver—and with majors in five colleges.
Washington State University undergraduate students can apply online Nov. 13, 2023 through Jan. 26, 2024 for any of eight awards to support their mentored undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activities in academic year 2024–25. A variety of awards are available to all students. Three are presented by the Office of Undergraduate Research in the Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement (DAESA). Others are from the WSU LSAMP (Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation) program, the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture, and the Team Mentoring Program (TMP). A grant for research into arts and humanities topics is available from the WSU Emeritus Society. Last year, 42 awards totaling more than $60,000 were made for 2023–24.
The Washington State University Office of Undergraduate Research announced that awards to support mentored research, scholarship, and creative activity have been given to 41 students in 31 majors across four campuses for the 2023-2024 academic year. More than $60,000 was presented from among eight types or combinations of awards, said Jeremy Lessmann, office director. Students from WSU Pullman, WSU Tri-Cities, WSU Vancouver, and WSU Everett are among the recipients.
Washington State University undergraduate students can apply online now through Jan. 20, 2023 for any of seven awards to support their mentored undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activities in academic year 2023-24. A variety of awards are available to all students. Three are presented by the Office of Undergraduate Research in the Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement (DAESA). Others are from the WSU LSAMP (Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation) program, the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture, and the Team Mentoring Program (TMP). A grant for research into arts and humanities topics is available from the WSU Emeritus Society.