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WVU Office of Undergraduate Research

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WVU Office of Undergraduate Research

UGR is dedicated to enhancing academic excellence by engaging students in undergraduate research.

05/21/2026

We're in the middle of recruitment szn and we want you to join us next year!!

Are you interested in becoming an undergraduate researcher but have no idea how to start? We're here to help 😎

RAP is open to all students in all majors with all GPA's. As a RAP student, you'll take courses taught by graduate students and undergrads who are becoming experts in their fields and producing fascinating research that allows WVU to have their R1 designation.

Join RAP. Join Discovery. 💛💙

Upcoming first-year students: we'll see ya at NSO! Come say hi! 🤗

05/14/2026

Such a special moment for UGR today - Dr. Pacheco cording her son, one of our beloved UTA and future doctor 🥹

Everything we do is possible because of Dr. Pacheco'a endless dedication to our students and our office. Such a full circle moment for these two amazing human beings!! We love you both!

05/12/2026

Start-up entrepreneur, CMU full ride, and Beekeeping Club member, and coolmathgames fan - could be any cooler?

Always SO proud of our students, and especially our TA's, who show us what's possible. Check the link in our bio to read about Leo Peele ('26) and his dynamic journey through our R1 land-grant institution 💙💛

05/08/2026

Today we celebrated our amazing graduating TA's and student workers!!

will be working on his cybersecurity start-up and preparing for his fully-funded master's degree program and will be taking a year off before applying (and getting into, we have no doubts) medical school. , our social media queen, will be applying to jobs in neuroscience marketing and Dr. will be taking on a counseling role in Charlotte, North Carolina 🙂‍↕️💙💛 These rockstars make it look so easy!!!

We will so miss these amazing human beings!!!!! We love each of you and are so appreciative of the hard work and dedication you put into teaching our RAP courses. You'll always be Mountaineers 💙💛

05/01/2026

The Office of Undergraduate Research presents to you DR. HANNAH MILLER!!!!!

defended her dissertation "Social Media Appearance Pressures and Body Dissatisfaction Among Collegiate Athletes: Group Differences, Influencing Factors, and Mitigating Strategies" today at 10 AM and presented a highly thoughtful and excellent mixed-methods approach that sparked wonderful conversations about student athletes, body image, and social media.

While we will sorely miss Dr. Miller next year, our team is so grateful for all she has done for our program and our students. Post-graduation, Dr. Miller will take on a clinical therapist role at Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC 🎉

If you know Hannah, you love her - please send this sweet, hardworking, wonderful gal ALL of the congratulations! This is no small feat and we are SO proud!!! 💙💛

04/24/2026

ROCK! STAR! ALERT!

Two of our very own UGR Ambassadors, Caden Ginter and Cloe Ratliff, have been awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship Award! 🤩🎉

According to , the Goldwater Scholarship is the premiere award for undergraduate STEM researchers. These Mountaineers make us so dang proud!

Caden, a physics and computer science double major, shares that “The world is dominated by quantum computers, medical devices, etc., and understanding it better is the key to a new generation of exciting technology."

Cloe, who will serve as an undergraduate teaching assistant with RAP next year, says “I learned I wanted to actually solve the problems in medicine,” she said. “I realized I didn’t need to give up either of those goals and could do both as an MD/PhD. Research often excludes people in rural areas, and I want to change that and use it to help solve problems here.”

We cannot put into words how proud we are of Caden and Cloe, and how grateful we are to our colleagues for making these dreams a possibility for our amazing students!

Let's Go!!! 💙💛

04/14/2026

Day 2 is off with a bang!!

Some of last night's performances by our wickedly talented WVU College of Creative Arts and Media students, followed by some fascinating research posters by the lovely & cloe 🤩

It's West Virginia or nowhere, baby!! UGR adores our students! 💙💛

04/13/2026

First day of with our amazing WVU College of Creative Arts and Media students!!

Creativity is research, and these rockstars are proof!

04/06/2026

It's officially Research Week!👩🏽‍🔬📗🎺

We would love for you to join us for UGR's 2026 Spring Research Symposium on April 9th. It's an all day event(1-7pm) so stop by when you're able! Full schedule available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WsAyNZjX0MaycTfjL57XDRhCpbO3VStT/view

Make sure to check out the rest of WVU's events going on all week here!: https://researchweek.wvu.edu

03/30/2026

We have some BIG news celebrating our beloved !!!!

Leo Peele, Computer Science Senior and RAP Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, has been accepted to the Masters of Information Security Management program at the Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College. In addition to his acceptance decision, Leo has been awarded the prestigious Heinz College Fellowship with a full-tuition scholarship. This fellowship program is intended to enrich and further prepare emerging leaders who share a commitment to academic excellence, professional impact, and service in their fields. As a fellow, Leo will represent his cohort in and outside of the University.

We just adore Leo and will miss him so much next year - CMU will be a better (and funner!) place because of him, and UGR is so lucky to have had such an amazing and deserving UTA. If you see Leo, give him all the congratulations!!!

Here's to the dreams of all of our amazing undergrads coming true! 💛💙

03/12/2026

UGR, alongside , has been awarded a $22,500 grant to support first-generation student success! 🤩

Approximately 23% of WVU students in Fall 2025 identified as "first-generation", meaning that a student's parents do not possess a four-year degree from a college or university.

Our director, Dr. Cinthia Pacheco, has spearheaded the efforts on this grant in collaboration with Michelle Paden of the REACH Center and Dr. Michelle Richards-Babb, former UGR director and current chemistry department faculty member. If you know these ladies, you know they excel in advancing student success and make it look effortless. UGR's programming efforts would not be possible without their collaboration with our office!

This grant will bridge the gap between high school students who identify as first-gen and entering college through facilitated workshops led by Dr. Pacheco, Dr. Richards-Babb, and Michelle. We are so proud of these rockstars, and all of the first-gen students who dedicate their time and efforts to undergraduate research 😇💛💙

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Arnold Hall 650 Price Street
Morgantown, WV
26505

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Website

https://linktr.ee/wvuUGR, https://undergraduateresearch.wvu.edu/

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