I teach research in my course. Am I teaching a CURE?
Does your course conduct research with no known outcome?
Does the research allow for failure or inform students to prepare for the unexpected?
Does the course produce novel data that can be useful to others in the field?
If yes, then your course is likely a CURE.
Why should I teach a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE)?
Integrate your research in the course you are teaching.
Increase your chances of publishing original research.
Engage with students and see them develop a more authentic and rewarding relationship with research.
Although the impacts of CUREs on students have been widely studied, the benefits to faculty have only recently been appreciated. Faculty who teach CUREs report increased integration of their own research in their teaching, recognition from departments and institutions, and opportunities for publication. They also find that teaching CUREs gives them more enjoyment and reward due to intellectual stimulation and increased student engagement (Shortlidge, et al., 2017).
Who is teaching a CURE?
Alexandra Jahn
ATOC4500: Numerical Methods and Modeling
ATOC3700: Research Experience in ATOC
alexandra.jahn@colorado.edu
Katja Friedrich
ATOC 3180 - Aviation Meteorology
katja.friedrich@colorado.edu
Sebastian Schmidt – ATOC4500
ATOC4500: Scientific Programming and Data Visualization
sebastian.schmidt@lasp.colorado.edu
Lisa Corwin – EBIO (no number yet)
Lisa.Corwin@Colorado.EDU
Nancy Emery
EBIO 4600/5600 Evolutionary Ecology
nancy.emery@colorado.edu
Nolan Kane
EBIO 4460 - Special Topics
nolan.kane@colorado.edu
Katharine Suding
EBIO 4460 - Special Topics
suding@colorado.edu
Jason Gladstone
ENGL 1230 - Environmental Literature
jason.gladstone@colorado.edu
Amanda Carrico
ENVS 3031 - Environmental Psychology
amanda.carrico@colorado.edu
GEOL 3181 - Microbial Planet Laboratory
Contact: sebastian.kopf@colorado.edu
More Information in the Course Catalog
Syllabus
Amelia Brackett Hogstad
HIST 2326 - Environmental History in Action
amelia.brackett@colorado.edu
Vilja Hulden
FYSM 1000 - First Year Seminar
vilja.hulden@colorado.edu
David Shneer
HIST1830 - A Global History or the Holocaust and Genocide
David.Shneer@colorado.edu
Stephen Voida
INFO 4871 - Special Topics
svoida@Colorado.EDU
Christopher Lowry
IPHY 1181 - Biological Probiotic/Drug Discovery Through Hands-on Screens
Christopher.Lowry@colorado.edu
Christy Fillman
MCDB 1161 Phage Genomics Lab I
MCDB 2161 Phage Genomics Lab II
Christy.Fillman@Colorado.EDU
Alison Vigers
MCDB 3140 - Cell Biology Laboratory
alison.vigers@colorado.edu
Pamela Harvey
MCDB 1171 - Drug Discovery Through Hands-on Screens I
MCDB 2171 - Drug Discovery Through Hands-On Screens 2
Pamela.Harvey@Colorado.EDU
Contact perri.longley@colorado.edu for more information on courses taught during the Fall semester this year at CU.
Already teach a CURE at CU? Want to showcase your work?
Reach out to Perri Longley to schedule an interview, video, and/or class visit! perri.longley@colorado.edu
Resources
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