Undergraduate Research Hub

定义研究的方法有很多，但所有的定义都有一个共同点，那就是研究是一种 systematic investigation that leads to new knowledge. That kind of investigation involves searching and re-searching.

作为一名本科生做研究有很多好处. 除了加深你对一个主题的知识和有利于你的课程, undergraduate research will help you...

• establish a new community bound by a love of discovery
• 与你的教师和研究同行导师建立长期关系，这将对你的职业生涯产生积极影响
• learn new concepts and techniques
• contribute to new knowledge that will benefit society
• 通过会议演讲扩展你的专业网络
• 为硕士和博士课程的研究生研究做好更好的准备
• develop leadership skills as mentor of other students.

Last not least: research is exciting and a lot of fun!

你正在读这篇文章的事实已经表明，“是的，研究可能适合你!”

一个成功的研究人员的许多重要方面也可以在生活的其他方面找到. Creativity, curiosity, resilience, enjoying troubleshooting, patience, 有兴趣找出事情发生的原因，并为世界问题找到宏观或微观的解决方案，即使只是在很小的范围内. 如果其中任何一个适用于你，那么你可能已经是一名研究人员了. The best way to discover if research is for you is to do it. 顺便说一下，研究不仅发生在实验室里，也发生在室外, in the field, under the sea, in space, in zoos, in your community, in schools, in libraries, and just about anywhere.

There are many ways to begin your research journey.

• Connect with student active in research.
• Join a student club in your field of interest.
• 参加一年一度的加州州立大学洛杉矶研讨会的研究，奖学金，和创造性活动.
• Take a course that introduces research.
• Reach out to faculty doing research on campus.
• Explore research-focused programs and centers on campus.
• Apply for summer research programs off-campus.

Learn more on how to get started

除了研究之外，还有其他形式的课外活动可以为你提供智力增长和专业发展的机会. 你可以与你所在领域的教职员工和社区进行互动. Below are several such centers listed.

足彩外围网站举办了几个研究培训项目，其中许多为学生进入博士课程做准备. 学员有机会获得专业发展和不同的职业发展道路, attend seminars in their discipline, and interact with professionals in their field. 受训者通常进行教师指导的研究，并可能获得津贴和/或学费支持.

Explore research training programs at Cal State LA

也有许多私人基金会和专业协会支持本科生的研究. Typically, 支持是针对与教师导师一起完成特定项目的学生，并且可以与教师导师合作提交申请. Ask your faculty mentor about such opportunities. 

图书馆有许多资源来支持学生进行研究，如查找相关文献, reading the literature, and appropriately citing the literature.

Find library resources here

图书馆也有一个图书管理员团队，随时准备帮助你满足图书馆的所有需求.

Find your librarian

ON CAMPUS

• 研究、奖学金和创意活动学生研讨会(RSCA)

• Center for the Study of Genders and Sexualities- check their website for updates on their annual student research conference 

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

• 西海岸生物科学本科生研究会议(WCBSURC)

• 南加州本科生研究会议(SCCUR)

CALIFORNIA

• CSU Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB)

NATIONAL

• National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) -将于2024年来到长滩，摘要截止日期为2023年12月8日
• 奇卡诺人和美洲原住民科学促进会
• 少数族裔科学家生物医学研究年会(ABRCMS)
• Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM

• Department of Communication Studies- Colloqy
  足彩外围网站传播研究系的期刊，发表不同类型和不同层次的各种学术成果.
• Department of English- Text & Type
  一份开放获取的英语系期刊，其特色是批评, creative, and multimedia writing projects.
• Department of History- Perspectives
  由HIST 4970学生管理的历史系年度印刷和电子出版物，以历史方面的初步研究为特色.
• Department of Pan African Studies- So Dayi
  泛非研究系出版的期刊，刊载泛非研究领域的学生研究.
• Department of Philosophy- Philosophy in Practice (archived issues)
  一种开放获取的期刊，以前曾发表过学生在哲学领域的研究，但目前不活跃.
• Department of Sociology: California Sociology Forum 
  A student-run journal committed to cultivating student research, supporting intellectual exchange, 并对我们社会和世界的各种问题提出了不同的观点.
• Literature and Art in General- Statement Magazine 
  一种由学生经营的文学和艺术杂志，目前不活跃.

WEBSITES WITH UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH JOURNAL LISTS

• University of Nebraska Lincoln
• Scared Heart University Library
• Undergraduate Research Commons
• Wikipedia

SELECTED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH JOURNAL