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Alexa Sand is a Professor of Arts History and the Associate VP of Research at Utah State University in Logan, Utah.

Prof. Alexa Sand joins us on our podcast to talk about Undergraduate Research at Utah State, the role Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) plays, the services her group provides Students & Faculty, their successes, and finally the skills and characteristics needed to do research.

In particular, we discuss the following with her:

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• Prof. Alexa Sand\\u2019s Background
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• Undergraduate Research at Utah State
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• Student Successes in Research
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• Skills for tomorrow\\u2019s Researchers
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Topics discussed in this episode:

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• Introducing Prof. Alexa Sand, USU [0:54]
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• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [2:16]
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• Professional Background [4:21]
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• Value of UG Research [6:35]
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• Assoc. VP of UG Research at USU [10:22]
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• CUR\\u2019s Role [11:45]
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• Research Liaison for Students [14:19]
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• Introducing UG Research at Freshman Orientation [19:19]
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• Broad Participation [21:47]
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• Student-Driven Projects [23:44]
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• UG Research Opens Doors [27:11]
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• What\\u2019s Ahead? [28:27]
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• Skills High Schoolers Need to do Research [31:07]
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Our Guest: Alexa Sand is a Professor of Arts History and the Associate VP of Research at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. Prof. Sand graduated with a Bachelor\\u2019s degree in Art History and Anthropology from Williams College. She received her Master\\u2019s and PhD degrees in Art History from the University of California Berkeley.

Memorable Quote: \\u201c There\'s a Latin motto Ars Longa, Vita Brevis. Which means, like the work takes a long time. Yes, it\'s long, and life is relatively short.\\u201d Prof. Alexa Sand about Undergraduate Research.

Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode\\u2019s Transcript.

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