Undergraduate Research News

Southwestern Student Earns National Recognition for Art History Research

Natalie Davis ’26 awarded with runner-up honors in ASIANetwork’s nationwide essay contest.

Student Imagination and Ingenuity Shine at 2024 King Creativity Symposium

Nineteen students participate in seven thought-provoking projects funded by King Creativity Fund grants.

Innovation Takes Center Stage

Student bridges theater and technology to create an automatic spotlight tracker.

Southwestern Senior Receives the 2023-2024 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award

Alejandro Medina ’24 demonstrates outstanding potential in computing research by the Computing Research Association.

Capstone Project Explores Conspiracy Theories

Student’s study unveils the connections between education, gender, and belief in conspiracy theories.

Inquiring Minds Innovative Research

Student researchers explore interests, prep for the future

Southwestern Student Conducts Insect Biodiversity Research in Gunnison, Colorado

Learn more about Cooper Philips’ research on insect biodiversity.

Video: Training AI in Minecraft

Learn more about this collaborative student-faculty SCOPE project.

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Video: Southwestern Student Interns in Cutting-Edge Cancer Research Lab

Natasha Ndele ’24 spent her summer researching bladder cancer at the Houston Methodist Research Institute.

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Video: Student-Faculty Research in Copper Mountain, CO

A student-faculty summer research project focuses on ski slope restoration.

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Video: Bioprinting Student-Faculty Research

Assistant Professor of Physics Cody Crosby and a group of students collaborated on an innovative research project.

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Video: SCOPE Students Evaluate Climate Change Mitigation Efforts in South Texas

Assistant Professor of Biology Jennie DeMarco and students measure the effectiveness of a nature-based method of addressing climate change in the Tamaulipan thornscrub ecosystem of southern Texas.

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Video: ASMR U Tingly Yet?

Associate Professor of Psychology Carin Perilloux and students collaborate on a SCOPE project studying the psychological phenomenon of ASMR.

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Discovering Southwestern’s Untold History

SCOPE project shines a light on two stories of minority athletes.

Video: Have You Walked a Mile in Their Boots?

This King Creativity Fund project explores the psychology of color and represents experiences with mental illness in a large-scale fiber art installation.

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Empowering Students Through Research Opportunities

SCOPE program fosters student-faculty collaboration across disciplines.

Video: I Am What I Am

A King Creativity Fund project showcases queer protest through music and drag.

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Video: High-Powered Rocket

A King Creativity Fund high-powered rocket project launches a student’s interest in aerospace engineering.

Guarraci Researches the Effect of Ketamine on Sexual Behavior in Female Rats

Southwestern Professor of Psychology Dr. Fay Guarraci Led Students in Groundbreaking Research Regarding the Effects of Ketamine on Sexual Behavior in Female Rats

This particular project provided a great experience for students to work in a lab setting, conducting research side-by-side with an expert in the field. What an amazing opportunity for undergraduate students.

Photo Gallery & Video: King Creativity Fund Winner

Check out the video and photos from Oliver Johnson’s ’23 Product Design: Revisiting Poul Henningsen’s Artichoke Lamp 2023 King Creativity project.

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G.H.O.S.T. Unit Takes Theater to New Dimensions at Southwestern

What happens when you start a devised theater project with three Southwestern University students and the Anton Checkov play, The Cherry Orchard? You end up with a nationally recognized production called G.H.O.S.T. Unit: The Live Event.

Southwestern’s First Fully Tenured Black Faculty Member Reggie Byron Will Leave a Legacy of Change and Passion for Research

His experience at Southwestern has been one of a dedicated scholar and faculty member but also of a Southwestern community member who has changed the university in ways that prepare it for a more diverse future.