Nine Students Named Torchbearers Nine UT students and recent graduates have been named Torchbearers, the university’s highest undergraduate student honor.

Alice-Grace Beavers,
Congratulations on being named a Torchbearers—the highest student honor at the University of Tennessee Knoxville—in honor of your leadership, service, and Volunteer spirit.
#CURSTR #UndergraduateResearch #GoVols

Congratulations to our 2025-26 #CURSTR Program graduates. This year’s 135 participants represent 31 institutions from 15 states and are made up of 35 Campus Representatives and 100 #UndergraduateResearchers. 

www.cur.org/cur-congratulates-str-20...

This year's STR participants are in Washington DC for their final training. Tomorrow, they will meet with elected federal leaders and advocate for #UndergraduateResearch using the skills they've been working on as a part of this program.
#CURSTR https://www.cur.org/events-services/str-program/

Our amazing STR teams continue to develop their advocacy skills today as they learn the ins and outs of writing an op-ed.
#advocacy #UndergraduateResearch #CURSTR #ScholarsTransformingThroughResearch

https://www.cur.org/events-services/str-program/

Check out this article from the University of California-Riverside highlighting the impact of their 2024-25 #CURSTR team.
It was great to welcome back UCR this year; in fact, they sent two teams to CUR's advocacy program!
cnas.ucr.edu/news/2025/03/20/cnas-vis...

The fourth year of STR, CUR's Advocacy Program, began today! 
We can't wait to work with these new 140+ participants as they learn skills to share the importance and impact of #UndergraduateResearch with others. #CURSTR
https://www.cur.org/events-services/str-program/

Congratulations to the following institutional teams who were accepted to be a part of the 2025-26 Scholars Transforming Through Research Program. #CURSTR

Read the full press release here: www.cur.org/cur-releases-2025-str-pr...

Congratulations to the following institutional teams who were accepted to be a part of the 2025-26 Scholars Transforming Through Research Program. #CURSTR

Read the full press release here: www.cur.org/cur-releases-2025-str-pr...

FINAL CALL: Learn How to Become a Civicly Engaged Researcher

Apply today for Scholars Transforming Through Research, CUR’s advocacy professional development opportunity for teams of a faculty/mentor and up to 4 undergraduate researchers. #CURSTR

https://www.cur.org/events-services/str-program/

Redbirds push for student research funding on Capitol Hill Illinois State students Tara Geyer and Brenna Long and Office of Student Research Director Gina Hunter visited the Capitol to advocate for undergraduate research through the Students Transforming through Research Advocacy Program.

@illinoisstateu.bsky.social ,
Thanks for spotlighting your #CURSTR team and their #advocacy efforts for #UndergraduateResearch funding on Capitol Hill as part of the STR program.

Students visit Washington D.C. to advocate for student research An Illinois State University team led by Dr. Gina Hunter, alongside undergraduate students Brenna Long and Tara Geyer, has earned the prestigious honor of participating in the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) 2024-25 professional development program titled Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) Program.

@illinoisstateu.bsky.social - 
Thanks for celebrating your institutional team graduating from the Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) Advocacy Program!
#CURSTR #UndergraduateResearch

@utsaroadrunners.bsky.social -
Thanks for celebrating your institutional team graduating from the Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) Advocacy Program!
#CURSTR #UndergraduateResearch
www.utsa.edu/today/2025/03/story/UTSA...

STR Graduates,
Your digital badges and certificates of completion were emailed yesterday.
If you did not receive one, please check your filtered email.
Reach out to Todd Waggoner with CUR if additional assistance is needed.
#CURSTR #UndergraduateResearch #NewSkillsGained

About to embark on our undergraduate research advocacy on Capitol Hill. @curinaction.bsky.social #CURSTR @butleru.bsky.social

Day 2 of STR in DC began with a networking breakfast.
Shout out to:
- Society for American Archeology
- Modern Language Association
- American Chemical Society
- Computing Research Association
- American Astrological Society
- American Association of Physics Teachers
#CURSTR

The final STR training has begun and it's been wonderful getting to meet all our STR participants in person.
These 200 #UndergraduateResearchers and mentors will meet with elected leaders tomorrow on Capitol Hill.
Follow #CURSTR today and tomorrow to join their DC experience.

Square graphic on blue gradient background with light blue text box on top half that reads, "JAX Summer Student Alums selected for Scholars Transforming Through Research Advocacy Program" in dark blue text. Headshots of Cayson Hamilton, SSP'23, Elisa Saint-Denis, SSP'23, and Michelle Seeler, SSP'22, are featured from left to right in circular frames across the bottom of the graphic.

👏 Congrats to @jacksonlab.bsky.social's SSP alum in Scholars Transforming Through Research: CURinAction’s Advocacy Program!

#CURSTR encourages undergrad scientists to become civically engaged by developing communication & advocacy skills: www.cur.org/cur-releases...

#SciComm #SciPol #SciEngage