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hidden"></span> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-banner field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--feature-hero paragraph--view-mode--default display--headline mobile-display-- highlight-- js-scroll corner-graphic bg-color__teal" data-color-class="bg-color__teal"> <div class="feature-header"> <div class="l-container l-container--wide"> <div class="header-copy"> <h1> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraph-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Undergraduate research</div> </h1> <h2> <div class="field field--name-field-subhead-highlight field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">From producing plays to publishing scientific findings or putting their name on a US patent, our students have unrivaled opportunities to learn by doing. </div> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-feature-blocks field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--collage paragraph--view-mode--default display--4-item-right display--with-subhead highlight-- js-scroll corner-graphic bg-color__indigo" id="paragraph-1416"> <div class="paragraph--type--header-33-66"> <div class="l-container l-container--wide"> <div class="flex"> <div class="flex--3col flex--3col-33"> <h3 class="field--name-field-paragraph-title">Thinking beyond the classroom</h3> </div> <div class="flex--3col flex--3col-66"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-paragraph-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="content-subheading">Our students collaborate with the world’s leading experts and even lead their own projects to experience the thrill (and sweat) of discovery first-hand.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-container l-container--wide collage"> <div class="collage-group js-scroll"> <div class="collage-image__first"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/collage_4_item_medium/public/2022-01/NilufarKayhaniright750.jpg?h=9e499333&itok=sFflyugi" width="994" height="632" alt="Nilufar Kayhani" /> </div> <div class="collage-text-wide"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block-with-background paragraph--view-mode--default bg-color__pink"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><blockquote> <h5>“The health care system is not made for people who may not speak English. I had the interest (in setting up a clinic), but no opportunities to give it a shot. But then I arrived at a school with such opportunity.”</h5> </blockquote> <p class="content-subheading__small"><strong>Nilufar Kayhani</strong><br /> UC Berkeley</p> <p class="cta"><a href="https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/students/students-create-health-education-initiative-for-afghan-refugees/" title="How her research inspired a clinic">How her research launched a clinic</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collage-group js-scroll"> <div class="collage-image__second"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/collage_4_item_large_wide/public/2022-01/Screen%20Shot%202022-01-18%20at%203.19.54%20PM.png?h=d65593f1&itok=9Y1iKgMN" width="1660" height="1054" alt="Bianca Ryans" /> </div> <div class="collage-text-wide"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block-with-background paragraph--view-mode--default bg-color__white"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><blockquote> <h5>“We set out to see how the Woolsey fire affected stream biodiversity. I designed the entire project. In labs, you’re given a manual. Here you make it up as you go.”</h5> </blockquote> <p class="content-subheading__small"><strong>Bianca Ryans</strong><br /> UCLA<br /> 2021 Field Fellowship<br /> UC’s Natural Reserve system</p> <p class="cta"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_Yrlg1nUmU&t=1s">Hear from Bianca and other fellows</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--data-block paragraph--view-mode--default corner-graphic bg-gradient-left-color__uc-blue" id="paragraph-1421"> <div class="l-container l-container--wide"> <div class="field field--name-field-header-section field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--header-33-66 paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="flex"> <div class="flex--3col flex--3col-33"> <h3 class="field--name-field-paragraph-title">Hands-on learning</h3> </div> <div class="flex--3col flex--3col-66"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-data field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden data-points-3 field__items flex"> <div class="field__item flex--3col flex--3col-33"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--data-point paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-data-value field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">70%</div> <div class="field field--name-field-data-description field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">of UC students participate in original research or creative projects</div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item flex--3col flex--3col-33"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--data-point paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-data-value field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">600 </div> <div class="field field--name-field-data-description field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">new inventions a year are created by UC students</div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item flex--3col flex--3col-33"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--data-point paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-data-value field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">1 in 3</div> <div class="field field--name-field-data-description field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UC students directly assist faculty in their research</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--_0-50-feature-block paragraph--view-mode--default feature-layout--image-left js-scroll corner-graphic bg-color__pink text-color__" id="paragraph-1426" > <div class="flex"> <div class="flex--2col feature-image"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/50_50_feature_block_image/public/2022-01/2018_04_12_UCSF_day1-174.jpeg?h=e5565190&itok=BUl7OxfX" alt="Researcher working in a lab " /> </div> <div class="flex--2col feature-content"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block-with-background paragraph--view-mode--default bg-color__pink"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><h3>Follow where your interests lead</h3> <p>Participating in undergraduate research is a great way to get a jump on your career after college – and to be a better, more prepared scholar. </p> <p>Find topics that interest you, connect with faculty, explore the opportunities and apply early! A world of opportunity awaits.</p> <p class="cta__white"><a href="https://graduate.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/preparing/research-opportunities/index.html">Get tips on how to take part</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--featured-quote paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="l-container l-container--wide flex"> <div class="flex--3col flex--3col-33"> <div class="field field--name-field-feature-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-quote-block-round-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/quote_block/public/2022-01/gertz-jonah-1.jpg?h=735f7c84&itok=9sGGFYAO" width="632" height="632" alt="Jonah Gertz" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-quote-block" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="flex--3col flex--3col-66"> <div class="field field--name-field-quote field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">I was surrounded by so many different opportunities to grow as both a historian and musician. I guess, at the end of the day, I put a lot on my plate because it was offered at the buffet.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-quote-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Jonah Gertz, The Humanities Institute undergraduate research fellow, UC Santa Cruz, ‘21</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--_0-50-feature-block paragraph--view-mode--default feature-layout--image-right js-scroll corner-graphic bg-color__indigo text-color__" id="paragraph-1455" > <div class="flex"> <div class="flex--2col feature-content"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block-with-background paragraph--view-mode--default bg-color__"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><h3>The journey of discovery starts here</h3> <p class="content-subheading">Explore undergraduate research opportunities by campus:</p> <p class="content-subheading__small"><a href="https://research.berkeley.edu/">Berkeley</a></p> <p class="content-subheading__small"><a href="https://urc.ucdavis.edu/">Davis</a></p> <p class="content-subheading__small"><a href="https://admission.ucla.edu/explore/research">UCLA</a></p> <p class="content-subheading__small"><a href="https://uroc.ucmerced.edu/">Merced</a></p> <p class="content-subheading__small"><a href="https://urop.uci.edu/">Irvine</a></p> <p class="content-subheading__small"><a href="https://www.ucr.edu/research/undergrad-research">Riverside</a></p> <p class="content-subheading__small"><a href="https://ugresearch.ucsd.edu/">San Diego</a></p> <p class="content-subheading__small"><a href="https://undergrad.research.ucsb.edu/">Santa Barbara</a></p> <p class="content-subheading__small"><a href="https://ugr.ue.ucsc.edu/">Santa Cruz</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="flex--2col feature-image"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/50_50_feature_block_image/public/2022-01/UCM_day1-124.jpeg?h=f2221fcc&itok=P2_vkYnO" alt="Student researchers on the back of a truck working with a drone" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-container"> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer role="contentinfo" class="bg-gradient__indigo"> <div class="l-container l-container--wide footer-wrapper"> <div class="footer-logo"><div class="logo"></div></div> <div class="footer-menu-wrapper"> <div class="region region-footer"> <div id="block-footercopy" class="block block-block-content block-block-contente5aa91c4-6de0-41f1-91e4-155daca7f701"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The University of California opened its doors in 1869 with just 10 faculty members and 40 students. 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