News Archive

From One Solution to the Next: Anika Kale’s Journey to Save Sight in Rural India 

Anika Kale

The Dean's ASPIRE Grantee will take her research in a new direction this summer.

Macksey Symposium Inspires Participants to Use All the Tools of the Humanities

Sophia Rosenfeld stands at the lectern

The annual event brought 125 undergraduate presenters to the Homewood campus from March 19-21, 2026.

Two KSAS Undergraduates Receive Funding to Pursue Creative Projects

URSCA grants for creative projects: Bander Family, Louis E. Goodman

These students will spend the next year on a poetry chapbook and a community-engaged documentary photography project, respectively.

URSCA Awards Funding to Seven Undergraduates Pursuing International Research

URSCA Grants for Research Abroad: Dr. Saraf, Phares, Tyler, Meg Walsh

These KSAS students are headed to Greece, Mexico, Peru, Senegal, The Gambia, Australia, Poland, Lithuania, and Italy!

Seven Undergraduates Selected for Brain Sciences Research Grants

URSCA Grants in Brain Sciences: Albstein, Camp & Farber, Shiu & Liu

Announcing the recipients of the Albstein Research Scholarship, the Camp & Farber Endowed Award, and the Shiu & Liu Endowed Award.

Dean’s ASPIRE Grantees Announced

Dean's ASPIRE Grants: Arts & Sciences Projects, Investigations, & Research Endeavors

Eleven KSAS undergraduates have received funding to support their independent, faculty-mentored research projects.

University Undergraduate Research Fellows Selected

University Undergraduate Research Fellowship, est. 1999

Ten members of the class of 2029 have been awarded the prestigious three-year fellowship.

URSCA Welcomes New Program Specialist 

Valentina Arecy

Valentina Arecy will provide operational leadership across URSCA's portfolio of programs and events.

New System for URSCA’s Weekly Office Hours 

Virtual Office Hours with URSCA Staff: Fridays, 1-3 pm. [JHU KSAS URSCA logo]

A booking calendar for individual appointments will replace the previous drop-in format.

Taking the Leap: Lara Stevens’s Journey to Her First National Conference 

Lara Stevens with her research poster

The Dean's ASPIRE Grantee presented at the American Heart Association Conference this summer.