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Communicating the Importance of Undergraduate Research to Legislators
Karukstis, Kerry
Journal of Chemical Education, v82 n9 p1279-1280 Sep 2005
The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) hosts an annual undergraduate research poster session on Capitol Hill to communicate to the US Congress the importance of undergraduate research and to express thanks for the federal funding of undergraduate research programs. At the "Posters on the Hill" event held on 19 April 2005 in the Rayburn House Office Building participants presented the results of their independent research in science, engineering, and mathematics.
Descriptors: Student Research, Exhibits, Legislators, Lobbying, Undergraduate Students, Federal Aid, Student Reaction
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