Michigan Research and Discovery Scholars (MRADS)
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Recent News
MRADS Sophomore Creates Mobile Network of Nuclear Radiation Detectors
Sabrina Tobar Thommel, MRADS Alumni Scholarship Recipient, worked with everything from hardware to transmitting, visualizing, and sharing environmental data.
MRADS Sophomore Studies Influences of Maternal Behavior on Child Eating Habits
MRADS Alumni Scholarship Recipient, Kristen Paternoster, focused specifically on infant/toddler feeding behavior and associations with risk of childhood obesity.
Michigan Research and Discovery Scholars
Michigan Research and Discovery Scholars (MRADS) offers incoming first-year students a research partnership with a faculty member in an area of their choosing, as well as a small, diverse & supportive community to call home. MRADS is a residential affiliate of the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP). MRADS is an introductory research experience - you do not need to have prior research experience to be qualified for this program!
MRADS Mission Statement
The mission of MRADS is to recruit, support, and retain students from diverse backgrounds and academic fields; to introduce them to the interdisciplinary nature of research and the excitement of discovery; to engage students in building a community based on mutual respect and affirmation of diversity; and to enhance students' undergraduate experience by providing them with academic and professional resources as well as engaging extracurricular opportunities to support their academic and personal growth.
We strive to support our students and faculty on the front lines of learning and research and to steward our planet, our community, our campus. To do this, MRADS needs your support.
