Category Archives: Research Exposed!

Professor Paul Yager named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

UW Bioengineering’s Professor Paul Yager has been elected as a 2017 National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow. Professor Yager develops two-dimensional paper networks (2DPNs) for diagnosing disease, with the long-term goal of increasing access to healthcare in developed and developing countries. His projects involve collaborations with non-governmental organizations, federal agencies and industry. Professor Yager has also been a stellar mentor for dozens of undergraduate researchers in his career, and recently gave a lecture for our Research Exposed! class about his work. You can learn more about Professor Yager’s research on his faculty page here.

Research Exposed! (GEN ST 391 D)

We have space avail­able for Winter Quarter in our one-credit hour, once-a-week course, Research Exposed! (Gen­eral Stud­ies 391 D). Class meets every Wednesday 12:30-1:20pm. Stu­dents can use SLN: 14522 to reg­is­ter, no add code needed at this time.

The speaker list for winter will be updated here as presenters are finalized. You can also read the Winter 2014 Syllabus.  Send any questions to urp@uw.edu.

Research Exposed! (GEN ST 391 D) offers an oppor­tu­nity to learn about cur­rent, excit­ing research in a wide vari­ety of dis­ci­plines, includ­ing the process of dis­cov­ery, how fac­ulty come up with an idea for research, how inquiry is struc­tured in the dif­fer­ent dis­ci­plines, and how stu­dents can become involved in the knowledge-making process.

Pre­sen­ta­tions by UW fac­ulty focus on spe­cific issues such as ethics and the cul­ture of research. Stu­dents attend weekly, fifty-minute dis­cus­sions and have the oppor­tu­nity to ask the speaker ques­tions fol­low­ing each pre­sen­ta­tion. This course may be repeated for credit (1 credit/quarter-3 quar­ters max); speak­ers and top­ics will vary.

For more infor­ma­tion about Research Exposed, see http://exp.washington.edu/urp/courses/researchexposed/

Space Available: Research Exposed! (GEN ST 391 D)

We still have plenty of space available in our one-credit hour, once-a-week course, Research Exposed! (General Studies 391 D). Students can use SLN: 14779 to register, no add code needed at this time. The speaker list for this quarter can be found at http://exp.washington.edu/urp/courses/researchexposed/autumn13.html.

Research Exposed! (GEN ST 391) offers the undergraduate an opportunity to learn about current, exciting research in a wide variety of disciplines, including the process of discovery, how faculty come up with an idea for research, how inquiry is structured in the different disciplines, and how students can become involved in the knowledge-making process.

Presentations by UW faculty focus on specific issues such as ethics and the culture of research. Students attend weekly, fifty-minute discussions and have the opportunity to ask the speaker questions following each presentation. This course may be repeated for credit (1 credit/quarter-3 quarters max); speakers and topics will vary.

For more information about Research Exposed, see http://exp.washington.edu/urp/courses/researchexposed/