UT Arlington connecting freshmen and research
The University of Texas at Arlington’s College of Science has launched a new program to connect freshmen science majors and authentic research experiences with the goal of igniting a passion for inquiry and charting a path to a career in the STEM fields. Achieving Success through Undergraduate Research and Engagement, or ASSURE, begins this fall. A class of 24 students will spend this semester studying research methods. In Spring 2015, they will take part in a course through which they seek to answer a research question, such as analyzing natural products for new antibacterial drugs,