HHMI at NCSU

Welcome to REAL Science at North Carolina State University!

Research Experience & Active Learning (REAL) in Science is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute funded project designed to immerse NCSU biology students in an authentic, engaging, transformative science experience during the early stages of their collegiate careers. This funding has allowed for the development of several programs, including RISE, Research PackTrack, SCALE-UP Biology, and Citizen Science Outreach. To learn more, please click on the program name below or contact a program director.

RISE

Research Experience for Incoming Freshmen. A summer program to get research experience before classes begin.

PACKTRACK

An intensive 2-semester program to get hands-on research experience for Freshmen/Sophomore Biology students.

SCALE-UP

Student-Centered Active Learning Environment with Upside-down Pedagogies. An active learning biology course at NCSU.

OUTREACH

Participate in citizen science projects that promote community participation in novel research at NCSU.

Increase the interest and participation of all types of learners in scientific research early in their undergraduate career, especially women and other underrepresented minorities.
Improve the training that students receive in research skills prior to conducting independent scientific research.
Increase the amount of time undergraduate students spend learning about and conducting research investigations.
Increase the number of faculty mentors who invest their time in supervising undergraduate research.

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