Undergraduate Research

2025 Summer Research Program and Symposium

CTLR — 2025-08-01T00:00:00-0400

The 2025 Summer Research Program included 140 research assistants working with faculty mentors from various disciplines on the Middlebury campus.

Spring Semester Events and Deadlines

CTLR — 2025-02-14T00:00:00-0500

Spring updates for the Fellowships, Health Professions, and Undergraduate Research programs in the CTLR.

Researching the History of Egyptian Bread—Per Alexander '24.5

CTLR — 2025-01-27T00:00:00-0500

CTLR staffer Nitya Kaul ‘27 spoke with Per Alexander ‘24.5 about researching the history of Egyptian bread and presenting the project at the Spring Student Symposium.

Winter Term Updates from Fellowships and Undergraduate Research

CTLR — 2025-01-09T00:00:00-0500

Winter and spring deadlines and opportunities for the Fellowships and Undergraduate Research programs in the CTLR.

Fall Deadlines and Info Sessions

CTLR — 2024-09-17T00:00:00-0400

Upcoming deadlines and info sessions for the Fellowships, Undergraduate Research, and Health Professions programs in the CTLR.

Maia Sauer '22 on Senior Thesis Funding in Dance Magazine

CTLR — 2022-11-21T09:40:11-0500

Kellogg Fellow Maia Sauer ‘22 was recently quoted in How to Make the Most of Each Phase of Your College Career in Dance Magazine. Talking about professional skills and planning for her senior thesis she said, “I remember being in the thick of it and feeling like, Really? You’re going to make me do a mock budget for my thesis? I felt resistant to it then, but now I realize how helpful that was.” See more info about senior work funding.

Clinton Cave (Neuroscience) and the Value of Undergraduate Research

CTLR — 2022-09-02T09:47:16-0400

Clinton Cave (Neuroscience) was recently featured in TheScientist where he talks about the value of undergraduate research. “Middlebury’s undergraduate focus…is a real strength because it gives students early access to sophisticated labs, setting them up to succeed in STEM careers. It’s especially important that he help first-generation students, students of color, and women see a path forward, he says. ‘And it’s very rewarding to be able to pay for the mentorship that I’ve received over the years.’” Read more of Clinton Cave Investigates How Brain Cells Communicate.

Perkins Teaching Award Winner Greg Pask (Biology) Researches Fireflies with Students

CTLR — 2022-08-15T17:41:26-0400

Seven Days recently featured Biology Professor Greg Pask, the 2022 recipient of the Perkins Award for Excellence in Teaching. Student research assistants funded through the CTLR’s Undergraduate Research Summer Program spent the summer researching insect pheromones with Pask. Read the full Seven Days story.

Winter Term Course Chronicles the Pandemic in Vermont

Amy Morsman — 2022-04-13T00:00:00-0400

Middlebury History Professor Amy Morsman shares how her Winter Term course on chronicling the pandemic in Vermont impacted students. Partnering with the Vermont Folklife Center, the course resulted in a series of stories published in the Addison Independent. The Project-Based Learning course was also supported by the Academic Outreach Endowment through the Center for Community Engagement. Read more

Librarians as a Teaching Resource for Undergraduate Research in the Classroom

CTLR — 2022-01-31T00:00:00-0500

Director of Research and Instruction Carrie Macfarlane interviews Michelle McCauley, Professor of Psychology, about collaborating with a librarian to teach a research methods class. Read more.