Group Research Program - Winter 2025
| Application Deadlines | Bonuses* |
|---|---|
| Early Bird Round I: November 1, 2024 | $1,000 Academic Bonus |
| Early Bird Round II: November 16, 2024 | $500 Academic Bonus |
| Regular Round: December 31, 2024 | None |
| Rolling Admission: After December 31, 2024 | None. Students may be allocated to cohorts other than their first choice. |
Target students: Grades 9 to 12
Starts in January 2025 and lasts for 12 weeks
6 group sessions with Faculty Advisor
6 1:1 sessions with Teaching Assistant
3 recorded methodology courses
* Early bird bonuses don’t apply to Junior Group Research Programs or Accelerated Research Programs.
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[STEM]
Fundamentals of Cancer Biology
Faculty Advisor: Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis
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[STEM]
Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning with Python
Faculty Advisor: Professor, Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology
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[STEM]
Astronomy: The Pursuit of the Unknown - Exploring Time and Space
Faculty Advisor: Post doctoral researcher, UCLA and CSUN; Ph.D., Astronomy and Astrophysics, Harvard
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[STEM]
Cybersecurity Vulnerability Assessments: Safeguarding Digital Assets
Faculty Advisor: Research Fellow, Microsoft; Former Visiting Associate Professor, Stanford University
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[STEM]
Human-Machine Teaming: Applications, Issues, and Case Studies
Faculty Advisor: Adjunct Faculty, Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science
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[STEM]
Transforming Healthcare with Data Science and Machine Learning
Faculty Advisor: Adjunct Associate Professor of Computer Science, UCLA
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[STEM]
The Psychology of Art and Music: Bridging Science, Creativity, and Society
Faculty Advisor: Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University; Ph.D. in Psychology, Stanford University
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[STEM]
Neuroscience and Psychology: How the Brain Works in Learning and Memory
Faculty Advisor: Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
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[Humanities and Social Science]
The Business of Digital Media: How Do Enterprises Leverage Technology, Media and Innovations?
Faculty Advisor: Associate Professor, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota
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[Humanities and Social Science]
Financial Crises: History and Future
Faculty Advisor: Researcher PhD candidate, University of Pennsylvania; Head Teacher in History, Leiden University, 2019
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[Humanities and Social Science]
Social Justice in Modern America: Understanding the Historical, Cultural, Economic, and Legal Factors
Faculty Advisor: Professor of African, American and African Studies, Francophone Studies and Comparative Literature, University of Michigan
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[Humanities and Social Science]
Media, Self, and Society: Sociological, Political, and Cultural Dimensions of the Media Landscape
Faculty Advisor: Professor of Global Liberal Studies, New York University in Paris
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[Art and Architecture]
Architecture and the City: Sustainable Urban Design That Inspires
Faculty Advisor: Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech; Former Adjunct Associate Professor, Urban Design, Columbia University
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[Business]
Nearshoring: Real Estate, Economics, and International Business
Faculty Advisor: Lecturer of Economics, Loyola Marymount University; Lecturer of Real Estate Investment, USC Marshall School of Business
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Junior Research Program: STEM (for Grade 7 to 9 students)
The Science of Sharks and Rays: A Dive into the Biology and Ecology of Elasmobranch Fishes
Faculty Advisor: Graduate Research Assistant, Shark Lab, California State University, Long Beach
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