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Research Tours


We are excited to collaborate with campus partners to have tours of different research facilities at the U!

We invite undergraduate students to join us for our Research Tours. Discover innovative work being done a variety of fields. Any student interested in learning about research are encouraged to attend.

TOURS WITH A WAITLIST:

Research Tours are high in demand and range in open spots. If the tour you’re interested in is noted as “WAITLIST” we encourage you to sign up anyway, as we may be able to accommodate more students or offer the tour again in Spring 2025. An email will be sent the week of the tour with more information on the WAITLIST.

Fall 2024 Tours

THEATRE
Fine Arts

September 23, 2024 | 10:30AM - 11:30AM
Meldrum Theatre
The Heart of Robin Hood production. Thank you Professor Alexandra Harbold.

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES & STUDENT SPACES
Graduate & Undergraduate Services

September 25, 2024 | 12:30PM-1:30PM
Marriot Library

Tour of the library electronic resources, student spaces and more. Thank you to Dale Larsen and Allyson Mower.

SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
Social Work

October 14, 2024 | 12:30PM - 1:30PM
Social Work 237
Dr. Gezinski is a First Gen graduate whose research focuses on gender-based violence, human trafficking, and intimate labor domestically and internationally. Overall, this research contributes to understanding the intersections of violence, power dynamics, social systems, and support mechanisms that influence the well-being of vulnerable and marginalized populations. My current grant-funded projects center housing, substance use, and sexual health among survivors of human trafficking. Thank you to Professor Lindsay Gezinski.

UTAH PALEOMAGNETIC CENTER
Geology

October 15, 2024 - 12:30PM-1:30PM
FASB 383

“Our research group uses the information encoded in the magnetic properties of geological materials to study tectonic, climate, ecological, and environmental processes. The bread and butter of our research program focuses on how and when oceans close and mountains rise and telling time in the geologic record, but we also study bacteria that make magnets, what happens to rocks during earthquakes, and air pollution in urban environments. Magnetic minerals stick all of this together! Our work is based in the field and the lab, and we are as much at home in the field as we are surrounded by scientific instruments.” Thank you to Dr. Peter Lippert.

UTAH WEARABLE ROBOTICS LAB [WAITLIST]
Mechanical Engineering 

October 16, 2024 | 3pm-4pm
MEK 1333
Our lab specializes in creating robotic solutions for better healthcare. Current research includes wearable robots for head-neck mobility limitations, surgical robots for cervical spinal procedures, and low-cost wearables for asymmetric gait in stroke. We recruit highly motivated undergraduate students for research through collaborations with the Office of Undergraduate Research. Past students have contributed to multiple research articles and presentations at important regional and national conferences. Thank you to Dr. Hoahan Zhang.

CHEMISTRY
Science

October 17, 2024 | 10:30AM - 11:30AM
HEB 4150
This lab research centers on developing scale-bridging molecular design. Thank you to Dr. Luisa Whittaker-Brooks.

HUNTSMAN CANCER INSTITUTE - NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE - DESIGNATED COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
Huntsman Cancer Institute

October 21, 2024 | 2:00PM - 3:00PM
HCI South Lobby
This tour showcases the Huntsman Cancer Institute's leading-edge cancer research and treatment facilities. The tour covers various areas that are integral to Huntsman's cancer research goals.
The tour begins at the Primary Children’s and Families’ Cancer Research Center, renowned for its groundbreaking work in cancer treatment and prevention. This facility also houses the Utah Population Database, a critical resource for genetic research. Visitors then explore the Research Labs, which focus on prevalent cancers in the Mountain West.
Next, the tour highlights the G. Hatch Proton Therapy Center, known for its advanced proton therapy, a precise treatment offered at the only facility of its kind within 700 miles. The following stop is the Cancer Learning Center, which provides public education on cancer care, with a special focus on youth and young adults.
Thank you to Monica Salas.

ZELIKOWSKY LAB [WAITLIST]
Neurology

November 1, 2024 | 10:30AM - 11:30AM
BPRB 420
The Zelikowsky lab examines the neural mechanisms which underlie our social emotional brain. The overarching goal of our research group is to understand how the brain encodes social emotional experiences – such as social isolation, social instability, overcrowding, or acute psychogenic stress – and how, in turn, these experiences can impact subsequent behavior.  Using cutting-edge, genetically targeted molecular tools and techniques to identify, manipulate, and image from specific populations of neurons across the brain, we aim to dissect the neural circuits which mediate social emotional states. These techniques are combined with in-depth behavioral testing, machine learning, and computational analyses to elucidate the impact of social and emotional experiences on various behaviors including violence, fear, mating, sociality and memory. Thank you to Michael Conoscenti.

RECORDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE (RED) LAB
Environmental Studies

November 6, 2024 | 12:00PM - 1:00PM
GC 5420
Research is focused on forest disturbance and vegetation change in two different regions, the Northern Rocky Mountains and Baja California, Mexico. These projects utilize Dr. Watt's paleoecological training and have a focus on comparing the most recent past to long time periods and how this knowledge can be beneficial for land management agencies for future planning. Thank you Professor Jennifer Watt.

SPEECH & SOUND [WAITLIST]
Linguistics

November 15, 2024 | 9:30AM-10:30AM
LNCO 2324
Researchers in the Speech Acquisition Lab explore questions about how languages' sound systems are learned by adults, such as: How do adult learners' multiple languages influence each other? Why are some new sounds harder for adults to learn than others? What sources of information do adult language learners draw on when learning a new sound system? Come join us for an opportunity to visit our research lab, meet the Speech Acquisition Lab research team, learn about the research questions we ask and the methodologies we use, and about our ongoing research. Current lab member will also provide information about how to get involved, what is like to be part of our team, and about the sought-after, transferrable, individual, and collaborative skills you can expect to develop through your research experience in our lab. Thank you to Professor Rachel Hayes-Harb and Professor Shannon Barrios.