UNDERCURRENTS: the voice of undergraduate research

The July issue of our e-newsletter is now available.

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Highlights:

* Social Networking For Researchers

* Do Research and Teaching Mix?

* Undergrads Create New Science

* Writing An Undergrad Thesis

* Research Conferences Update

* Ongoing Items database and conferences database

* Please contribute to Undercurrents

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