A Commitment to Research
Robust research and scholarship are integral to the undergraduate experience at Wilkes.
Why is research and scholarship important at a predominantly undergraduate institution? They inform teaching.
Faculty research makes for more dynamic teachers who better understand the link between scholarly work and the basic principles of any discipline. At Wilkes, faculty are evaluated based on the quality of their teaching as well as their research accomplishments. And faculty research often involves undergraduates at many levels.
Wilkes's emphasis on a dynamic research environment is evident in:
- The diversity of faculty research programs.
- External funding secured by faculty.
- On-campus research institutes and collaboration groups that attract national and international competitive funds for faculty-student research.
- ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥appcompetitive grants that support faculty-student research, summer research programs for undergraduates and free summer housing for undergraduate researchers—yes, that’s a summer stipend and free housing!
Research Stories & Successes
Discover Research at Wilkes
Discover NEPA sat down with some of our research professors, including Michael Steele, professor and H. Fenner Endowed Chair of Biology Research, to learn more about our top-notch opportunities for undergraduate students.
Emily Russavage ’20 earned a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship for early-career scientists based on her work at Wilkes.
Scholarship Symposium
Each year, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥appcelebrates the outstanding faculty research and scholarship taking place throughout ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥app’s spectrum of disciplines during the Research and Scholarship Symposium and O'Hop Last Word lecture.
Summer Research Opportunities
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥app provides a dynamic summer research program for undergraduates. This program offers a full research salary and free housing on campus, as well as opportunities to:
- Conduct research at off-campus sites such as Costa Rica, Purdue University and Yale University for collaborative research.
- Accompany faculty to scientific conferences and present their research findings in locations inside and outside the United States, including Hawaii, Mexico and China.
- Co-author scientific publications with faculty.