CU R&D: Research and Diversity

11/29/2022

Join NSBE and CU R&D tomorrow @ 8 PM in the X Lounge to learn about summer research opportunities in both academia and industry! Get advice from upperclassmen, learn about great summer research opportunities, and enjoy some food too 😊

10/31/2022

Join us and CWIMS tomorrow night - Broadway Room in Lerner, 7 PM - for a panel on premed research opportunities! Come find out about medicine-specific research opportunities, how to balance research with classes, and more!

10/11/2022

Want to know how to find opportunities? Fund your research? Talk to upperclassmen who have gone through this before?

Come join us this Thursday, October 13th to learn more about what research at Columbia is like! We will be hosting a panel session to talk about experiences in research during the academic year at Columbia. See you all on Thursday! 🧐

09/21/2022

We’ll be having our first general body meeting tomorrow at 7:30 PM! Come find us in the Broadway Hall Lounge; we’ll be doing introductions, talk about what we do, and overall just chill. There will be snacks too 🤩🤩🤩

See y’all soon!

04/12/2022

🔬 How can we as diverse scientists reconcile working in fields with histories of discriminatory research practices and strive to be better in our work? Join R&D April 28th for a discussion on the history of racist/discriminatory research practices (+ as well as additional information on getting involved in summer research).

03/04/2022

‼️ Interested in research but don’t know where to start? Join us tomorrow at 4:30pm on zoom for our Demystifying Research Panel! You’ll have the chance to ask students currently involved in graduate/undergraduate research about their experiences and how they got started! See you then ☺️

11/15/2021

CU R&D is still looking for more members to become a part of our E-Board! We recently added a new position: Events Co-Chair. Some of our other open positions include webmaster, secretary, and school representatives (Barnard, SEAS, CC, GS). Our organization highlights URM and FGLI voices in STEM 🔬and we would love for our leadership team to reflect that. We look forward to reading your applications!!☺️

10/25/2021

🗣CU R&D is looking for more members to become a part of our E-Board! Some of our open positions include secretary, school representatives (Barnard, SEAS, CC, GS), and webmaster. You can also create your own position! If you have an idea for an E-board position, we would love to hear it! Our organization highlights URM and FGLI voices in STEM 🔬and we would love for our leadership team to reflect that. There is no deadline and we look forward to reading your applications! ☺️

10/24/2021

Spectra is excited to announce the opening of our annual mentorship program! This program pairs freshman and sophomore physics, biophysics, astrophysics, and applied physics students with upperclassmen or early graduate mentors. We are currently looking for both mentees and mentors so fill out this form if you're interested: https://forms.gle/qHHzLg1qkU48p5pa6. APPLICATIONS CLOSE NOV 5!!

10/13/2021

10/07/2021

💻⚕Are you interested in the intersection of computer engineering, healthcare and sustainability? Come join our speaker event with Dr. Josiah Hester!

Dr. Hester is an Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering at Northwestern University. He designs and builds computers that support applications in healthcare and sustainability. Dr. Hester is working toward a more sustainable future in computing, informed by his Native Hawaiian heritage.

10/05/2021

Wanna know more of what we actually do? Wanna meet this year’s board? Interested in becoming part of this amazing club?? Stop by Low Steps any time between 7-10 PM this Friday, October 8th to get answers to all these questions and more!!

(Snacks will be provided while supplies last!)