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The opportunity to conduct research as part of a faculty laboratory can be a defining experience of your undergraduate education.
Participation in research shows you real-world applications of classroom knowledge and skills, and provides invaluable experience whether you want to pursue a career in industry or go on to medical, veterinary, or graduate school.
You can get involved in research in different ways. You might:
- Conduct research as part of a research course or internship, or participate informally in faculty research during your spare time.
- Apply to our summer research program. Typically, about a dozen students each receive a stipend of to live on campus for 10 weeks while working with a specific Clark faculty member.
- Apply for funding to support your own research on a project of your choice during the academic year or during the summer.
Through collaboration with faculty researchers, you can gain skills, experience, and even publish articles in scientific journals.
Undergraduate Research in Biology Undergraduate Research in Chemistry
Fall Fest and Academic Spree Day
At Fall Fest and, in the spring, Academic Spree Day, undergraduate students from throughout the university display and talk about their research and creative work.
Fifth-year Research
If you excel in our undergraduate research program, you may qualify for Clark’s Accelerated B.A./M.S. Program in biochemistry and molecular biology. This program allows you to continue your undergraduate research during the fifth year and culminates in a written thesis and public presentation and defense.
Honors Program
The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BCMB) Program offers students who are conducting research the opportunity to present their research publicly in the form of a written thesis and public oral presentation. The work is evaluated by the BCMB faculty and students are recognized with the award of honors, high honors, or highest honors, a distinction that is included on the student’s official transcript.
Most students begin honors work in the second semester of their junior year, which continues into their senior year. Thesis submission and the public presentation occur in the spring of the student’s senior year.
