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Graduate and Postgraduate Teachers, High School Students, Undergraduate Teachers December 16, 2019

Early research experiences: becoming a research mentor to high school students

Part two of our series on student research experiences focuses on the mentors. If you have not read our first article make sure to check it out to see student testimonials on how participating in a research mentoring program affected their lives.

This year, as part of the CUNY College Now STEM Research Academy, we had 154 students from 50 high schools across New York City participate in a science-focused pre-college course. Of that initial cohort, 78 students opted to engage in research with faculty over the summer. Over 30 research faculty, across nine City University of New York (CUNY) campuses, mentored Academy students this year. This article is a result of our experiences and as well as our research mentors.

Junior high students and teachers using computers in computer lab

High School Students, Pre K - 12 Teachers, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Teachers October 28, 2019

Early Research Experiences: Why Students Should Seek Out Opportunities As Early As High School

In this first post of a two-part series, we explore the challenging yet rewarding student research experience. Having been involved in research firsthand, and in managing research preparatory programs, we’ve seen how beneficial research experiences are for students. The following are our perspectives and that of students who recently completed the Baruch College Now STEM Research Academy, an intensive two-semester research preparatory program for NYC public high school students.