{"id":11165,"date":"2024-07-31T10:56:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T15:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&#038;p=11165"},"modified":"2024-07-31T10:56:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T15:56:44","slug":"uwm-undergraduate-students-get-involved-in-research","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uwm-undergraduate-students-get-involved-in-research\/","title":{"rendered":"UWM undergraduate students get involved in research"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11166\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2024\/07\/MIL_research-student_playground-safety_20240429_EH_IMC_2804-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2024\/07\/MIL_research-student_playground-safety_20240429_EH_IMC_2804-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of undergraduate researcher Spencer Smolen and mentor Carolyn Esswein from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning discussing their work to make school playgrounds safer and better for play and learning while also improving stormwater management.\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2024\/07\/MIL_research-student_playground-safety_20240429_EH_IMC_2804-copy.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2024\/07\/MIL_research-student_playground-safety_20240429_EH_IMC_2804-copy-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Undergraduate researcher Spencer Smolen and mentor Carolyn Esswein from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning discuss their work to make school playgrounds safer and better for play and learning while also improving stormwater management.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Providing opportunities for undergraduates \u2013 not just graduate students \u2013 to do research is an important part of UWM\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n<p>Whether students interested in science, engineering, the humanities or art, UWM\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/our\/\">Office of Undergraduate Research<\/a>\u00a0supports over 500 undergrads every year to engage in research collaborations with faculty.<\/p>\n<p>They do things such as assessing a building\u2019s vulnerability for bird strikes, helping to transform schoolyards to be greener and safer, or choreographing a musical comedy. And students can start doing research\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/our\/programs\/uruwm\/\">even before their freshman year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Written by Elora Hennessey<\/p>\n<p>Link to original story: <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-undergraduate-students-get-involved-in-research\/\">https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-undergraduate-students-get-involved-in-research\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Providing opportunities for undergraduates \u2013 not just graduate students \u2013 to do research is an important part of UWM\u2019s mission. Whether students interested in science, engineering, the humanities or art, UWM\u2019s\u00a0Office of Undergraduate Research\u00a0supports over 500 undergrads every year to engage in research collaborations with faculty. 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