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The Summer Undergraduate Research program gives Central College students the opportunity to conduct research with a faculty mentor. Central welcomed 24 students for summer undergraduate research projects on campus.

Central College psychology faculty traveled with 24 Central students and recent alumni who presented research at the Annual Midwestern Psychological Association, April 9-12, in Chicago. Attendance and participation in industry events gives Central students greater hands-on expriences and newtorking opportunties to advance their careers.

Central College hosted the Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry event to showcase the many projects by Central students during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Central College faculty and students presented work on native bees of Iowa at the Iowa Academy of Science Annual Meeting in April.

Central College hosted a weeklong Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry event to showcase the many projects by Central students during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Two Central College students, strength and conditioning majors, presented individual research projects at the Midwest Sports Analytics Meeting in November.

Two Central College students present at Midwest Regional American Chemical Society

Presented work "Computational study of a naphthaquinone mechanism" at Midwest Regional American Chemical Society

Central College hosted a research poster session for students who completed summer research.

Central College sent six students and two faculty members to the 2022 national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Chicago, Illinois, where they presented their research.

Central College hosted a weeklong Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry event to showcase the many projects by Central students during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Two Central College students presented at the Mobilizing the Intersections of Power and Justice, hosted by Iowa State University's Women's and Gender Studies Program in early April.

Central College psychology faculty travel with 23 Central students and recent alumni who will present research at the 94th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association, April 21-23, in Chicago

13 Central College students will present academic research at the 47th annual Psychology Research Symposium Thursday, May 6.

Approximately 140 Central College students presented academic research at the college's first annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Wednesday, April 28. Presentations can be found here.

13 Central College students participated in the 2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium on Sept. 8, 2020, on campus in Graham Conference Center.

Central College students Megan Beuter and Savanna Henning presented a research project titled "Interfaith Engagement for Climate Action and Advocacy" during the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Ed Conference and Expo last semester in Spokane, Washington.

Central College students Elizabeth Sheldon and Lexi Engen presented a research project titled "Native Bee Conservation: Bridging the Gap Between Research, Sustainability, and Educating the Public" during the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Ed Conference and Expo last semester in Spokane, Washington.

More than 180 Central College students presented academic research at the Fall 2018 Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Students presented their work in Central's Undergraduate Research Symposium.

23 Central students received grants to pursue summer research with faculty on campus. They're studying bats, bees, polymers, criminal sentencing and more.

After months exploring topics like sports analytics, Parkinson's Disease, prairie grasses and consumer behavior, 175 Central students presented their results during Central's Undergraduate Research Symposium May 5-6.

22 Central College students are setting a record. They're filling the labs with Central's largest-ever number of chemistry researchers.

Elizabeth Carman '15 and Raegan Zetterlund '16, communication studies majors at Central College, presented original research on smartphones and families at the Iowa Communication Association conference on Sept. 19. Their paper was recognized as one of the top undergraduate submissions.

Central College junior Ashley Oblander will undertake a summer research project as a Bosch Undergraduate Summer Research Fellow.

Central College senior Brandon Mennenoh will undertake a summer research project as a Bosch Undergraduate Summer Research Fellow.

Central College senior Andrew Johnson will undertake a summer research project as a Bosch Undergraduate Summer Research Fellow.

Central College senior Emily Saville will undertake a summer research project as a Bosch Undergraduate Summer Research Fellow.

Central College senior Alexandria Savolt will undertake a summer research project as a Bosch Undergraduate Summer Research Fellow.

Local students presented their chemistry research on Friday, May 3 on Central College's campus. The students were taking the Research Investigations in Chemistry course at Central.