Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Niagara offers many opportunities for students to pursue research opportunities. 

Talk to your advisor or faculty to see how to get involved in undergraduate research opportunities. 

A variety of opportunities exist for student research including:

• Collaborative Research with Professors (independent work, labwork, etc...)
• Conference Presentations
  • Eastern Colleges Science Conference (ECSC)
  • Department/Discipline Specific Conferences
  • Undergraduate Research Conference hosted by NU
• Courses
  • Course Projects, Papers, etc...
  • Independent / Individual studies
  • Methods Courses
• Honors Theses
  • Departmental Honors
  • University Honors
• Internships / Coops with a research focus
• Senior Seminars

Student Research Highlights

Click here to view current student-faculty collaborative research projects.

Student Faculty Research Collaborations

Click here to view current student-faculty collaborative research projects.

Undergraduate Research Conference

The Undergraduate Research Conference is an annual event planned by the Niagara University Honors Program, which highlights student research in both poster and panel presentations. 

Click here for Photos and more information about the Conference:

 

Student Publications

Student written and/or managed publications.

• 150 Stories of Niagara - Ongoing Project
• The Index - NU Student Newspaper
• The Aquila - NU Literary Magazine

• The Lamplighter - Journal of Student Writing

• The Niagaran - Student Yearbook
• CMS Review - Student Produced Publication

10 Arts & Sciences students represent NU at the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU) inaugural Undergraduate Research Exposition

According To Dr. Preifer:  "On January 22nd, 2008, the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU) hosted the inaugural Undergraduate Research Exposition to showcase undergraduate research throughout New York state. Conference attendance was competitive with selection by a panel of CICU faculty. Two science entries, one history and one English abstract were selected from Niagara University."

Students representing NU included:

• Joseph Fitzpatrick
• Megan Gombert
• Christopher Greene
• Robert Hengesbach
• Cara Lucas
• Zachary Mills
• Tiffany Rockwood
• Kayleigh Scannell
• Jeffery St. Denis
• Mallory van Dongen

For pictures and more information about the students, projects, faculty sponsors and distinquished attendees (Click here)

 

 

Fund to Promote Student Research Formed

The Dean, Dr, Nancy McGlen, and her husband created a new fund in 2006 to help foster student research. 

Read more about it by following this link.