We are happy to begin collecting research project proposals for the 2025-2026 Research Assistant (RA) Program*. Next year’s academic program will run from September 2, 2025 through April 24, 2026.

The …

The Aresty Center's mission is to support undergraduate research at Rutgers University by assisting undergraduate students in learning about the process of research, identifying faculty mentors or projects, defining research goals, seeking funding for a project, and presenting their findings to the university and the general public.

The Aresty Center for Undergraduates helps students from all fields (STEM, social sciences, and the…

Chancellor Francine Conway highlighted former Aresty Research Assistant, Dr. Jennifer Sun. 

"Dr. Jennifer Sun took full advantage of our Aresty Research Center for Undergraduates at Rutgers University when she was an undergrad. 

Dr. Sun says the Aresty program changed the course of her studies, career, and life. She wrote her first (successful!) grant proposal as a freshman. Throughout her undergraduate career at Rutgers…

The Aresty Research Center is pleased to announce the release of the fifth issue of the Aresty Rutgers Undergraduate Research Journal (RURJ). Read about the diverse research being done by undergraduate students across Rutgers, including classifying different eras of Fall Out Boy using logistical regression, determining the impact of DNA analysis on Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation, designing antimicrobial peptides for…