Programs
DISABILITY STUDIES
Examining the disabilities through the lens of literature. Disability studies can help people understand how disability is socially constructed, and how definitions of disability have changed over time. A growing field that lends itself to education, health care, law, social work, and more.
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CHEMISTRY
Think battery engineering and single-entity electrochemistry. Using state-of-the-art potentiostatic and galvanostatic modes, students explore the thermodynamics of the reaction and the kinetics of charge transfer. Remote and on campus opportunities available for the 2025 conference.
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LEARN, PRESENT, PUBLISH
Horizon Academic Research program guides passionate learners through the creation of original research that matters. Widely respected for our academic rigor, we are a university accredited online research program for high school students that opens the door to academic conference participation and journal publication for students willing to do the work.
15
1-1 SESSIONS
ACCESS TO ACADEMIC DATABASES
15-20 INDEPENDENT WORK HOURS
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
EXTENSIVE REVIEW & PUBLICATION
STEPHANIE GOLDSTEIN, EMC FELLOW UCSB
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EARLY MODERN RELIGION CONFERENCE
On the cutting edge of humanities research and scholarship in the new millennium, the Early Modern Center, housed in the English Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara, harnesses future technologies to engage deeply with studies of the past. Delving into the intersection of religion and literature during the early modern period of 1500 to 1800 reveals transformative shifts in religious thought and literary expression across diverse regions. Work with your research mentor to develop interesting research questions that have relevance in today's world.
RESEARCH TIMELINE
SESSIONS 1-2
Meet with your mentor and align on a topic
SESSIONS 3-4
Explore the topic and identify the research question
SESSIONS 5-6
Introduction to conducting research and academic databases, identifying sources to use
SESSIONS 7-11
Write research paper with 1-1 support from research mentor
SESSIONS 12-15
Revise paper, meet with faculty reviewer, revise again, and present