CORE: Undergraduate and Graduate Mentorship Program

Nature of Research/Program Description: 

Communicating Research Effectively (CORE) is the ocean sciences graduate-student organization at UC Santa Cruz. We aim to provide an inclusive environment for graduate students and early-career scientists to improve their science communication skills. We aim to provide research experiences to underrepresented undergraduates through our Graduate-Undergraduate collaboartion project. We host events and workshops on science communication strategies to support education through the use of digital tools, art and more.

Website: 
Location: 
On-campus
Targeted Students: 
All students are encouraged to participate if interested. Special emphasis is given to students from underrepresented groups.
Program Time Period: 
Academic Year
Winter Quarter
Spring Quarter
Compensation: 
Academic Credit
Paid
Stipend
Approximate Number of UCSC Students (Each Year): 
10
Year Began: 
2019
Contact: 
Aubrey Trapp
Contact Title: 
CORE Representative
Contact Email: 
oceacore@ucsc.edu
Reports/Articles/Videos: 
Major(s): 
Anthropology
Applied Physics
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Bioengineering
Bioinformatics
Biology
Biomolecular Engineering
Chemistry
Cognitive Science
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Science: Computer Game Design
Earth Sciences
Ecology and Evolution
Education and Teaching
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Studies
Human Biology
Marine Biology
Microbiology
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Neuroscience
Physics
Physics (Astrophysics)
Physics Education
Plant Sciences
Premedicine
Psychology
Robotics Engineering
Sociology