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Research and Creative Projects

Ursinus faculty see students as peers: collaborators in research and creative activity.

CoSA Poster session

Celebration of Student Achievement

Open opportunities begin on day one.

In your first year at Ursinus, you can begin doing research with faculty or creating your own works of art; by the time you graduate, you can be a published author or an artist exhibiting in a museum or performing on stage. We'll help you every step of the way—and in April we celebrate as a campus.

Celebration of Student Achievement (COSA)

Students can begin working in research labs or starring in shows and exhibitions their first year on campus. 

We help students with funding so they can continue that work and travel around the country to share it. They can also share their work with the rest of campus at the annual Celebration of Student Achievement. Students can participate in Summer Fellows, a unique program where students from any subject get paid to do independent work on a subject they come up with. That work often leads to an Honors Project: a year-long, in-depth project that is the ultimate conclusion to a student’s career.

Snapshots

Liana Davis '26 is one of three students who will bring their carbon nanotube research to MIT this winter.
Ursinus Students Bringing Research Experiences to MIT

MIT-built carbon nanotubes have been at the forefront of research being done in Professor Mark Ellison’s lab for more than 10 years, work that could have significant applications across science and technology.

Aaliyah Russell '24
Why Carbon Nanotubes as Delivery Method Should Excite You

During their Summer Fellows research, Aaliyah Russell ’24 and Harrison Bonanny ’23, both Biochemistry and Molecular Biology majors hoped to learn more about how pH can affect the speed in which ions can flow through a carbon nanotube.

Sarah Bell '24
Science on the Move: Cell Division and Gene Mutation
Sarah Bell ’24, Biology
Miles Noecker '23
A Historical Analysis of Queer Depictions in Horror Films
Miles Noecker ’23, English
Stephen Wilkins '24
Conversation and Eye Contact: Can They Coexist?
Stephen Wilkins ’23, Neuroscience and Psychology

Ursinus has funds available to help you travel to conferences to present your research to other students and scholars in your field.

You can apply for up to $300 per year for transportation, lodging, and registration fees. See the Research Funding and Resources website, and contact Kelly Sorensen for more information