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Undergraduate Research Thrives at Pepperdine

During the quiet summer months at Pepperdine University, a number of Seaver College students and faculty used the downtime to further their varied academic interests through undergraduate research programs.

Faculty and students charter new territories through cross-disciplinary research. Read more

Summer undergraduate research program expands learning opportunities. Read more

The challenge and mystery of scientific discovery. Read more

These programs encourage a diverse range of study, from posing the question of how pharmaceutical companies can utilize biotechnology to remain on the cutting edge of their business, to finding a way of preparing biodegradable packaging that is not harmful to the environment; and from going deep into the Armenian culture to examine how the world's oldest Christian nation has maintained its religious traditions among its Los Angeles-based descendants, to a deep study of the works of Russian author Leo Tolstoy.

"Our undergraduate students are breaking new ground in areas of investigation across almost all disciplines: from business and history to literature and poetry," says Lee Kats, associate provost for research at Seaver College. "The mentor-student relationships that form during collaborative scholarship and research are fantastic illustrations of what it means to be both student and faculty member at Seaver College."

Read the stories above to learn more about three undergraduate research programs - the Cross-Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research (CDIUR) Program, Seaver Undergraduate Research Program (SURP), and the Tooma Fellowship - that provided students and faculty the opportunity to share their interests and research methods this summer.

Find out more about Seaver College Undergraduate Research at the Seaver College Dean's Web site.