UCLA McNair Research Scholars Program

10/23/2017

Come learn about AAP Cohort Research Programs!
Join us on Tuesday, October 24th in Moore Hall 3340 from 5pm-7pm!

10/09/2017

Dear UCLA Students,

If you are interested in conducting research and would like to apply to the UCLA McNair Research Scholars Program, join our information sessions.

Visit our website to learn more about the McNair Program, its requirements and benefits at www.aap.ucla.edu/programs/mcnair-research-scholars/

07/21/2017

2017 UCLA McNair Research Symposium

Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Daniel Solorzano
Graduate School of Education and Information Studies

July 25, 2017
10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Link for RSVP: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2017McNairSymposium

Come kick it and hear some awesome research! Lunch will be provided so please RSVP! Hope to see you all there!

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07/18/2017

Come check out the free 2017 UCLA McNair Research Symposium!
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
10am-4pm

Make sure to RSVP by Thursday, July 20th, 2017 at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2017McNairSymposium

09/27/2016

The Fall 2016 McNair Application is now up! Please visit http://www.aap.ucla.edu/graduate-mentoring-and-research-programs/mcnair-research-scholars-program/ to view the application and contact us with any questions!

McNair Research Scholars Program Program Overview The UCLA McNair Research Scholars Program was established at UCLA in 2003 as a two-year research-based intensive program that prepares undergraduate students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in the humanities or social sciences, to apply to, and excel…

08/22/2016

07/15/2016

2016 McNair Research Symposium
Thursday, July 28th

01/12/2016

Please join us for the first McNair Brown Bag presentation of 2016!
Friday Jan. 15th in Campbell Hall 1224.

The UCLA McNair Research Scholars Program and the Graduate Mentoring and Research Programs Office invite you to our McNair Senior Scholars research presentation Friday January 15th at 10:00am in 1224 Campbell Hall.

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Every week, two of the current second-year UCLA McNair Scholars will present their research projects and engage in open dialogue with those in attendance about the direction and implications of their research.
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Winter 2016 McNair Brown Bag Series
Friday, 10:00am – 11:00am
January 15, 2016
Campbell Hall 1224


Presenters for Week 2 (Friday, January 15, 2016):

Marlen Quintero
Major: English
Presentation Title: Bilingual Education: A Disadvantage or an Asset?

Lucia Camacho
Major: Linguistics and French
Presentation Title: Interactions among Language and Identity:
Examining Multilingualism in a Multicultural Context

The Winter 2016 McNair Brown Bag Series is open to all UCLA undergraduate and graduate students, faculty members, and staff. If you have any questions, please contact Cyndi Bendezú Palomino at [email protected]

12/21/2015

CALLING ALL McNair Alumni!! Please complete this survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/McNairAlumniSurvey2015

Each year McNair has to submit an annual report to the US Department of Education on our alumni and current scholars. Please take a moment to provide us with your current information by completing the “UCLA McNair Research Scholars Program Annual Survey 2015” as soon as possible. It only takes 5 minutes.

In addition to completing the survey, we ask that you email us your most current CV/Resume. Please note that your CV/Resume will be used solely for maintaining the UCLA McNair Alumni Database.

Should you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me directly at [email protected].

Follow this link to access the survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/McNairAlumniSurvey2015

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10/06/2015

Research Opportunity:
UCLA McNair Research Scholars Program is accepting applications!

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UCLA MCNAIR RESEARCH SCHOLARS PROGRAM
"Transform the Academy"
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 4:00pm

Program Overview:
The UCLA McNair Research Scholars Program is a two-year research intensive program that:
(1) supports undergraduate students in their completion of a research thesis under the guidance of a faculty mentor; and
(2) prepares students to apply to, and excel in, the best graduate programs in the country while pursuing a Ph.D. in the humanities or social sciences.

Information Sessions:
Wednesday, October 7th @ 12:30pm-1:30pm
in 1224 Campbell Hall

Friday, October 9th @ 3pm-4:30pm in 1224 Campbell Hall (Joint Session with Mellon Mays)

Monday, October 12th @ 3pm-4pm in 1224 Campbell Hall

Tuesday, October 20th @ 12pm-1:30pm in YRL Presentation Room 11348 (GMRP Info. Session)

Tuesday, October 27th @ 6pm-7pm in 2122 Campbell Hall

Access the application online at:http://aapucla.com/mentoring/mcnair-research-scholars-program/

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For more information, please contact the McNair Assistant Director, Cyndi Bendezu Palomino, at [email protected] or at (310) 794-4186 in 1202 Campbell Hall.

07/24/2015

2015 UCLA McNair Research Symposium

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Brenda Stevenson

Brenda Stevenson is Professor of History at UCLA, and past Chair of the Departments of History and African American Studies. Her work ranges from women, slavery, and family in early and antebellum America and the Atlantic world, to race, gender, in*******al dynamics and the law in late 20th century America. Her books include the award winning Life in Black and White: Family and Community in the Slave South and her latest, The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins: Justice, Gender and the Origins of the L.A. Riots.

Tuesday, July 28, 2015
10:00am – 4:30pm
Powell Library East Rotunda

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The UCLA McNair Research Symposium is a forum that provides McNair Scholars a unique opportunity to showcase their research in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. The Symposium is intended to stimulate interaction and exchange of ideas among students, faculty, and staff from a variety of academic disciplines and backgrounds.

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Registration is required. Please RSVP by Friday, July 24, 2015 at 12:00pm at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2015McNairSymposium

This event is free and open to the public.

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UCLA McNair Research Scholars Program
1202 Campbell Hall
Phone: (310) 794-4186 | Fax: (310) 206-3189
For questions, please contact Cyndi Bendezú Palomino, Assistant Director, at [email protected]

02/20/2015

The UCLA McNair Research Scholars Program and the Graduate Mentoring and Research Programs Office invite you to the…

Winter 2015 McNair Brown Bag Series

Fridays, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
February 20, 2015
Campbell Hall 1224

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Every week, two of the current second-year UCLA McNair Scholars will present their research projects and engage in open dialogue with those in attendance about the direction and implications of their research.

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Vicente Carrillo
Major: English
Presentation Title: Ultimate Vulnerability: Queering Space and Time Through Performance Art

Kevin Castro-Moino
Major: Psychology
Presentation Title: Examining how Race Affects Attributions of Sexual Orientation

The Winter 2015 McNair Brown Bag Series is open to all UCLA undergraduate and graduate students, faculty members, and staff. If you have any questions, please contact Cyndi Bendezú Palomino at [email protected]