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Amol Paranjape ’21, top, a mechanical engineering major, presents his research to graduate student judges on May 7 during the finals of the CURB Spring Symposium.
Undergrad research on display at CURB symposium
May 11, 2021
What could be more rewarding academically than helping to answer a previously unanswered question, or making a new discovery for the benefit of humankind?
For Stephie Lux ’21, not much.
“Undergraduate research has probably been the most impactful extracurricular for me in college,” said Lux, one of 15 finalists in the Cornell Undergraduate Research Board (CURB) Spring Symposium, held virtually May 4-7.
“When you find the right lab that matches your interests and personality, you can gain incredible mentors, as I have been fortunate to have, who will help you not only with research but with all areas of your life,” said Lux, who’s majoring in biomedical engineering in the College of Engineering. “You have the ability to partake in something that actually makes a difference in the world, which feels much more tangible than classwork alone.”