Research Opportunities Database for High School Students

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This program offers a distinct blend of a coding boot camp, lab tours, and UCLA coursework tailored for high school students interested in computer science and related fields. Students will be taught how to utilize computers as instruments for creative problem-solving and exploration by designing and implementing computer programs. The curriculum covers fundamental concepts such as data types (integers, strings, and lists), control structures (including conditionals and loops), and functional decomposition.

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At Gettysburg College's summer camp, high school students can expect to be fully immersed in a learning environment that is both welcoming and historic. Each program is overseen by subject-matter experts, including Gettysburg College faculty, staff, and students, and topics for the 2023 programs include psychology, creative writing, civic engagement, 3D printing, and Civil War studies.

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The Applications of Nanoscience Summer Institute is designed for high school students with a background in chemistry and a desire to learn the basics of pursuing a viable, scientifically-sound technology and bringing it to market. During this two-week program, students have the unique opportunity to explore questions similar to those currently investigated by the scientific community. The program involves the combination of vigorous scientific methodologies and techniques with business projects that are both fun and exciting. At the end of this course, students will demonstrate their newfound knowledge by working on a team project to experience the process of team research and pitching a business and a product to technology investors.

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The UCLA Economics Precollege Summer Institute is a three-week-long program designed to expand your knowledge of critical economic issues affecting the United States and the world. During the program, participants will engage in: lectures on economics by UCLA faculty followed by workshops and discussion sessions led by UCLA Economics Peer Learning Facilitators; team-based projects involving various economics topics and issues; and weekly PowerPoint presentations to demonstrate topic comprehension.

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This hands-on training course will introduce students to fundamental biological based neuroscience at the molecular and cellular levels. Modern laboratory techniques will be explored through hands-on experimentation, while while developing critical thinking skills to perform rigorous, hypothesis-based research and bioinformatics. In addition, students will be trained to access, read, and critically evaluate primary research literature. For 4-weeks in the summer, this program will provide students with the opportunity to learn and apply fundamental biological information and approaches across three modules.

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GEMS’ mission is to interest young people, who might not otherwise give serious thought to becoming scientists or engineers, in STEM careers early enough that they have the time to attain the appropriate academic training. The program is based on a multi-disciplinary educational curriculum, and is focused on age and grade-appropriate hands-on activities, in areas such as science, engineering, mathematics, computational sciences, computational biology, biomedical sciences, chemistry and biology. Grades 5 to 12.

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True prep for college: Participate in class discussions with a maximum of 12 students; Read 30-60 pages of college-level articles and primary source documents each night; Submit written work each week. Course work includes Artifacts of American History (a new course), The Road to the American Revolution, and The Road to the United States Civil War.

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The goal of our program is to use mathematics to expand the students' minds and encourage their creative thinking. In addition to solving problems like these, we will cover some ideas and methods for solving olympiad-style problems. We will also try to simulate the research process by inventing new problems and being the first to solve them.

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Academic Connections connects high achieving high school students with college subject matter courses and experiences. Participation in Academic Connections provides students the opportunity to experience life and learning in the lab and/or in the classroom. Instruction is provided by grad students in a wide array of academic disciplines, renown UCSD faculty researchers and scientists in the field.

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Horizon Academic (HARP) is a trimester-long online research program for extraordinary high school students to refine their interest in an academic subject. Students will develop a college-level research project under the individualized guidance of a professor from a globally renowned university. Horizon scholars choose their own field of inquiry and work with their professor to develop a unique research proposal. After a trimester of reading, writing, and exploring, Horizon scholars finish their final projects, most often a 20-25 page research paper.