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The ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Program held its eighth annual Spring Research Symposium on June 9th, 2023, at the Center for Mind & Brain. The event featured a keynote address by Dr. Seth Frey, as well as presentations by two students, Jake Blumwald and Shyam Agarwal. Additionally, each of the ASPIRE Scholars presented posters, showcasing the research they completed during the 2012-2023 academic year.

By Diana Selmeczy - The ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Program held its fourth annual Spring Research Symposium on June 4th, 2018 at the Center for Mind & Brain. The event featured a keynote by Dr. Eliza Bliss-Moreau, a student presentation by Kelsey Klein, and poster presentations by each of the ASPIRE Scholars, detailing the research they completed during the 2017-2018 academic year.

By Diana Selmeczy – The ISS ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Program held its third annual Spring Research Symposium on June 9, 2017 at the Center for Mind & Brain. The event featured a keynote by Dr. Simona Ghetti, a student presentation by Raphael Geddert, and poster presentations by each of the ASPIRE Scholars, detailing the research they completed during the 2016-2017 academic year.

By Emily Kappenman - The ISS ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Program held its second annual Spring Research Symposium on June 3, 2016 at the Center for Mind & Brain. The event featured poster presentations by each of the eleven ASPIRE Scholars, detailing the research they completed during the 2015-2016 academic year.

ASPIRE (Accelerating Success by Providing Intensive Research Experience) offers a select group of UC Davis undergraduate students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience conducting research under the mentorship of world-renowned UC Davis faculty.

The May 29, 2015 event was the culmination of the first class of ASPIRE undergraduates. The ASPIRE program was created in 2014 by Emily Kappenman and Steven Luck with the encouragement of Dean of Social Sciences George R. Mangun. All three were in attendance at the event. 

Here is a slideshow of photos from the event.