While the art and science of grant writing can vary depending on many factors, not least of which being the specific requirements of the target funding organization, there are a few general best ...

The Charles Center is able to assist undergraduate students with expenses related to research or conference travel. Undergraduate students of all disciplines and class years are eligible to apply for ...

The capstone project in college is the apogee, or completion marker, of a student's coursework leading to the culmination of their program with a degree in their chosen field of study. The original ...

A big federal research project aimed at reducing racial disparities in genetic research has unveiled the program's first major trove of results. "This is a huge deal," says Dr. Joshua Denny, who runs ...

Looking to embark on a mentored summer research endeavor? Apply for funding from the Charles Center! Every summer, Charles Center awards over half a million dollars in grants to fund summer ...

The objective of basic research is to gain more comprehensive knowledge or understanding of the subject under study, without specific applications in mind. In industry, basic research is defined as ...

Recruitment is generally the first contact between researchers and prospective participants (whether through paper-based or online announcements, media communications, or face-to-face interactions) ...

Recently, Toni Antonucci, a senior researcher at the University of Michigan, received a $13 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). For decades, she and her colleagues had been ...

Pathway for students to gain first-hand research experience working with faculty on interesting and novel challenges industry and society face. The Student Research Initiative (pronounced SiRI) at ...