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🔬 Undergraduate Research
It’s the foundation of Wellesley’s hands-on education. And it comes in many shapes and sizes. The most common? You, a team of your classmates, a professor or two, researching something like: “Adult Neural Stem Cells: Long-term Self-renewal, Replenishment by the Immune System, or Both?” in biochemistry; or "From City of the Oppressed to City of the Free: Tracing the Progress of Decolonization in African Cities" in international relations; or "To Be Totally Free: Galina Ustvolskaya, Sofia Gubaidulina, and the Pursuit of Spiritual Freedom in the Soviet Union" in music.
When does it happen?
It could happen in your first year, in a First Year Student Research Apprenticeship. Or your second, in the Sophomore Early Research Program (SERP). Or your third or fourth, in a faculty-student collaboration or an independent research project.
Isn't it just science?
Oh, and! It’s not just STEM. Students of every major engage in research. Like, say, “Coil Me Liberated: How Black Women Use Hair to Overcome Misogynoir” in Africana studies and sociology. Or “Recognizing Climate Change as an Act of Persecution: A Tuvaluan Case Study” in political science and international relations.
🌺 Global Flora Greenhouses
Featuring: The botany museum. An interdisciplinary research and teaching node. A camellia tree planted on campus in the 1870s. And, for good measure, award winning architecture.
🔭 Whitin Observatory
Wellesley to a T. All about demystifying the mysterious and bringing the awe-inspiring within reach. Here, you'll complete research projects, chart the stars, and, if you're part of the student astronomy club, turn the observatory's dome into a giant pumpkin for Halloween.
