Tag Archive: UR2PHD
By Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E CRA’s UR2PhD program is committed to building capacity in computer science by providing students, mentors, and departments with the tools needed to support undergraduate research. Recognizing that systemic change requires access to knowledge, material support, and collective efforts, the UR2PhD team has made several resources freely available to […]
By Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E The UR2PhD program is a virtual, synchronous initiative designed to enhance and expand mentored undergraduate research experiences, with the goal of increasing the number of women and gender-marginalized students pursuing doctoral studies in computing. By providing programming, funding, and resources, UR2PhD makes undergraduate research opportunities more accessible and […]
By Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E The UR2PhD program makes it easier to mentor undergraduate researchers at scale. More than 300 undergraduates have taken the UR2PhD research training course, where they’ve learned and practiced essential research skills while actively contributing to a research project. The UR2PhD team is thrilled to announce that in 2025 […]
By Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E Are you someone who enjoys giving back to the research community and working with undergraduates? The UR2PhD is filling a few roles that you may be a good fit for! In the spring of 2025, the UR2PhD program will be hosting the third iteration of the Computing Research […]
By Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E UR2PhD makes it possible for undergraduate students to engage in research in a supportive learning environment. Unlike traditional undergraduate research experiences, UR2PhD focuses on providing groups of first-time researchers an opportunity to learn more about what research is and how they can build essential skills. UR2PhD flips the […]
By Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E The UR2PhD program is an initiative that is building capacity within computer science to advance the representation of women and gender-marginalized students, especially those who identify as historically underrepresented. In efforts to help advance this mission, the UR2PhD team partners with schools and departments that are committed to […]
By Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E In addition to offering structured training opportunities for students, the UR2PhD program is designed to help support students in their engagement with research. To help encourage and facilitate continued engagement, the UR2PhD team is offering two workshop series this fall: the Computing Research Engagement & Awareness Series and […]
By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications The Computing Research Association’s UR2PhD program recently launched a redesigned website and a new LinkedIn Showcase Page, marking a significant step forward in better communicating the program’s mission to expand opportunities for underrepresented groups in computing. The new UR2PhD website, located at cra.org/ur2phd, offers an enhanced user experience, providing […]
By Erik Russell, Director of Educational Initiatives and Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E Earlier this year, the Computing Research Association’s UR2PhD team announced that it would be accepting proposals from non-profit organizations interested in supporting gender-marginalized students in computing. Today, we are thrilled to announce that we will award nearly $1.5M to five organizations […]
By Erik Russell, Director of Educational Initiatives, and Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E In 2023, the Computing Research Association’s Committees on Education and Widening Participation (CRA-E / -WP) developed and launched the Undergraduate Research to PhD Mentoring (UR2PhD) program to increase the percentage of women and other gender-marginalized students graduating with PhDs in CS […]
By Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E This fall, the UR2PhD team is launching the “Graduate School Application Workshops for Computing Programs,” with the intention of bridging the gap between a student’s first research experience and a successful application to graduate school. Over the course of seven workshops, held every other Wednesday at 4pm ET […]
