undergraduate research

Standard laboratory courses in which students carry out classical experiments to recreate established results did not effectively engage STEM students

The University of Chicago’s Institute for Molecular Engineering will offer its first undergraduate course in the autumn 2014 quarter as part of a newly available minor in molecular engineering. The institute will continuously develop new courses and plans to propose a full bachelor’s degree program in the 2014–2015 academic year.

Some of the most promising science undergraduates in the country will return to their home schools this week, after a summer-long exploration of frontline research and big science at UC Berkeley.