Automated Vehicle Driving Simulation Platform Development
| Faculty Advisor |
Li Zhao
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|---|---|
| Contact Email | lizhao@unl.edu |
| Advisor College: |
Engineering
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| Potential UCARE Research Position? |
Yes! Student(s) must apply to UCARE by February deadline.
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| Paid or Volunteer |
Paid or Volunteer
Paid by UCARE Stipend (Summer Only!)
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| Hours Per Week |
20
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| Acceptable Undergraduate Majors |
School of Computing
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Opportunity Description:
This is a hands-on project focused on developing a co-simulation platform for automated vehicle driving. The platform will be built using CARLA and other traffic simulation software. Strong Python coding skills are preferred, but graduate students will be available to work with you and provide assistance if issues arise. We will also use machine learning and AI for sensor data analysis.
Faculty Advisor Mentoring Philosophy:
Digital Legal Research Lab
| Faculty Advisor |
Katrina Jagodinsky
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|---|---|
| Contact Email | kjagodinsky@unl.edu |
| Advisor College: |
Arts and Sciences
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| Potential UCARE Research Position? |
Yes! Student(s) must apply to UCARE by February deadline.
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| Paid or Volunteer |
Paid or Volunteer
Paid by UCARE Stipend
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| Hours Per Week |
10-20
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| Acceptable Undergraduate Majors |
Pre-Law, ENGL, HIST, IES, MODL, POLI, SOCI, WGS
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Opportunity Description
Discovering Novel Drugs and Tools for Food Security, Animal and Human Health
| Faculty Advisor |
Georgina V Bingham
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|---|---|
| Contact Email | gbingham@unl.edu |
| Advisor College: |
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
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| Potential UCARE Research Position? |
Yes! Student(s) must apply to UCARE by February deadline.
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| Paid or Volunteer |
Paid or Volunteer
Paid by UCARE Stipend or Paid by Faculty Funding
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| Paid Rate |
$15.00/hour (Faculty Funding)
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| Hours Per Week |
10-20 (UCARE); 3-10 (Faculty Funding)
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| Acceptable Undergraduate Majors |
Any!
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Opportunity Description
Effects of Integrated Instruction in Writing Meaningful Word Problems
| Faculty Advisor |
Pamela Bazis & Jing Wang
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|---|---|
| Contact Email | pbazis2@unl.edu |
| Advisor College: |
Education and Human Sciences
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| Additional Faculty | jwang99@unl.edu |
| Potential UCARE Research Position? |
Yes
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| Start Date |
Start Date
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| Paid or Volunteer |
Paid or Volunteer
Paid by UCARE Funding
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| Hours Per Week |
10
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| Acceptable Undergraduate Majors |
Any Education majors, Psychology, Early Childhood, Math Majors
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We are looking for undergraduate students to join our team contribution to the project titled, Effects of Integrated Instruction in Writing Meaningful Word Problems. Specifically, we are looking for a student interested in learning more about intervention design and effective instruction for math and writing for elementary students. The student will gain experiences in conducting math and writing assessments, scoring and analyzing student samples, and conducting related literature reviews.
Gender, Race, and Judges in the U.S.
| Faculty Advisor |
Alice Kang
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|---|---|
| Contact Email | akang2@unl.edu |
| Advisor College: |
Arts and Sciences
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| Potential UCARE Research Position? |
Yes! Student(s) must apply to UCARE by February deadline.
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| Paid or Volunteer |
Paid or Volunteer
Paid by UCARE Stipend
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| Hours Per Week |
10-20
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| Acceptable Undergraduate Majors |
Open to any major
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Opportunity Description:
Health Outcomes and Water
| Faculty Advisor |
Martha Rhoades
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|---|---|
| Contact Email | mrhoades1@unl.edu |
| Advisor College: |
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
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| Potential UCARE Research Position? |
Yes! Student(s) must apply to UCARE by February deadline.
|
| Paid or Volunteer |
Paid or Volunteer
Paid by UCARE Stipend or Paid by Faculty Funding
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| Paid Rate |
$15.00/hour (Faculty Funding)
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| Hours Per Week |
10-20
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| Acceptable Undergraduate Majors |
If something about our program sounds interesting, we have a place for you, regardless of major.
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Opportunity Description
Human-machine interaction in Automated Driving Systems
| Faculty Advisor |
Li Zhao
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|---|---|
| Contact Email | lizhao@unl.edu |
| Advisor College: |
Engineering
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| Potential UCARE Research Position? |
Yes! Student(s) must apply to UCARE by February deadline.
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| Paid or Volunteer |
Paid or Volunteer
Paid by UCARE Stipend
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| Hours Per Week |
10-20
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| Acceptable Undergraduate Majors |
Civil Engineering, Psychology, Computer Science
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Opportunity Description:
This research position involves conducting literature reviews to develop human-machine interaction strategies for automated driving systems. The project will also include the development of a simulator platform that integrates an interface for shared control between human drivers and automation systems. Driver cognitive states and biomarkers (such as heart rate, skin conductance, and gaze) will be measured to analyze driver behavior and mental activities.
Faculty Advisor Mentoring Philosophy:
Modifications of Two ESCRT-I Subunits with Distinct Ubiquitin Chains Regulate Plant Immunity
| Faculty Advisor |
Lirong Zeng
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|---|---|
| Contact Email | lzeng3@unl.edu |
| Advisor College: |
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
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| Start Date |
Start Date
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| Paid or Volunteer |
Paid or Volunteer
Paid by Faculty Funding
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| Paid Rate |
$13.5/hour
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| Acceptable Undergraduate Majors |
MBIO, Biochemistry, Agronomy & Horticulture, Plant Biology, Biology-related
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Undergraduate Research Assistant Opportunity: Investigating the Molecular Basis Underlying Regulation of Plant Immunity by Ubiquitination
Our laboratory is currently seeking a highly motivated junior or senior undergraduate student to join our research project focused on elucidating the molecular mechanisms governing plant immunity. This project involves study of targeting components of the plant endosomal sorting complex required for transportation (ESCRT)-I by ubiquitination to better understand their role in regulating plant defense against bacterial infection.
Nebraska Stories of Humanity, Holocaust Survivors and WWII Veterans, Network Portal and Educational Website
| Faculty Advisor |
Beth Dotan
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|---|---|
| Contact Email | dotan2@unl.edu |
| Advisor College: |
Arts and Sciences
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| Additional Faculty | Ari Kohen |
| Potential UCARE Research Position? |
Yes! Student(s) must apply to UCARE by February deadline.
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| Paid or Volunteer |
Paid or Volunteer
Paid by UCARE Stipend
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| Hours Per Week |
10-20
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| Acceptable Undergraduate Majors |
History, Political Science, Education, Psychology
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Opportunity Description
This research position is part of a team that gathers materials on Nebraska Holocaust survivors and US Servicemen who liberated Nazi camps during WWII. This position requires work at the computer - research, training in the technology programs required with minor coding (no prior experience required), learning to transcribe content, listening to testimony, scanning, and some writing. We look for students with a passion to know more history and contribute to this education web portal.
Facutly Advisor Mentoring Philosophy
Secrets of Photosynthesis!
| Faculty Advisor |
Rebecca Roston
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|---|---|
| Contact Email | rroston@unl.edu |
| Advisor College: |
Arts and Sciences
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| Potential UCARE Research Position? |
Yes! Student(s) must apply to UCARE by February deadline.
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| Paid or Volunteer |
Paid or Volunteer
Paid by UCARE Stipend
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| Hours Per Week |
10-20
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| Acceptable Undergraduate Majors |
Biochemistry, Plant Biology, or related majors
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Opportunity Description
Are you passionate about plants or curious about the mysteries of the chloroplast? We're seeking talented undergraduate students to join our research team and explore the mechanisms behind lipid transport within the photosynthetic thylakoid membranes.
Unraveling the secrets of photosynthesis: Our research focuses on understanding how lipids are transported within the chloroplast to support the assembly and repair of thylakoid membranes.
Student Research Scientist in the Nebraska Evaluation and Research Center
| Faculty Advisor |
Dr. James Bovaird
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|---|---|
| Contact Email | jbovaird2@unl.edu |
| Advisor College: |
Education and Human Sciences
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| Additional Faculty | jwheeler21@unl.edu, caron.clark@unl.edu |
| Potential UCARE Research Position? |
Yes
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| Start Date |
Start Date
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| Paid or Volunteer |
Paid or Volunteer
Paid by UCARE Funding
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| Hours Per Week |
20
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| Acceptable Undergraduate Majors |
Psychology, sociology, education, exercise science, nutrition, biology, pre-medicine, nursing, or related fields.
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Do you like to work with statistics? How about designing research studies to answer important questions? Would you like to learn best practices in developing data collection tools like surveys, questionnaires, or tests? Better yet, are you curious about how statistical tools, different research designs, and fair measurement practices allow social, behavioral, and educational researchers to inform policy and practice?
Targeted Gut Microbiome Modulation with Dietary Fibers
| Faculty Advisor |
Edward Deehan
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|---|---|
| Contact Email | edeehan2@unl.edu |
| Advisor College: |
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
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| Potential UCARE Research Position? |
Yes! Student(s) must apply to UCARE by February deadline.
|
| Paid or Volunteer |
Paid or Volunteer
Paid by UCARE Stipend
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| Hours Per Week |
10-20
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| Acceptable Undergraduate Majors |
Nutrition, Food Science, and Related Fields
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Opportunity Description:
Our laboratory is currently seeking highly motivated undergraduate students to join the Deehan Lab. Undergraduate research assistants will contribute to ongoing research projects that are focused on the development and application of dietary interventions rich in dietary fibers for the manipulation of gut microbiota in humans. Moreover, students will contribute to an ongoing research project that aims to develop a Nebraska bio-bank of human microbiomes to facilitate future microbiome research at the University of Nebraska.
Targeted Gut Microbiome Modulation with Dietary Fibers
| Faculty Advisor |
Edward Deehan
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|---|---|
| Contact Email | edeehan2@unl.edu |
| Advisor College: |
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
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| Potential UCARE Research Position? |
Yes! Student(s) must apply to UCARE by February deadline.
|
| Paid or Volunteer |
Paid or Volunteer
Paid by UCARE Stipend
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| Hours Per Week |
10-20
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| Acceptable Undergraduate Majors |
Nutrition, Food Science, and Related Fields
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Opportunity Description:
Our laboratory is currently seeking highly motivated undergraduate students to join the Deehan Lab. Undergraduate research assistants will contribute to ongoing research projects that are focused on the development and application of dietary interventions rich in dietary fibers for the manipulation of gut microbiota in humans. Moreover, students will contribute to an ongoing research project that aims to develop a Nebraska bio-bank of human microbiomes to facilitate future microbiome research at the University of Nebraska.
Un-Endangering Nebraska // Wild Times Environmental Education Publication
| Faculty Advisor |
Stacy Asher
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|---|---|
| Contact Email | stacyasher@unl.edu |
| Advisor College: |
Fine and Performing Arts
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| Potential UCARE Research Position? |
Yes! Student(s) must apply to UCARE by February deadline.
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| Paid or Volunteer |
Paid or Volunteer
Paid by UCARE Stipend
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| Hours Per Week |
10-20
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| Acceptable Undergraduate Majors |
Graphic Design, Illustration
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Opportunity Description: