Karen T. Romer Undergraduate Teaching and Research Awards (UTRAs) support Brown students collaborating with Brown faculty on research and teaching projects during the summer or the academic year. Named for the dean who launched the program in the 1980s, UTRAs provide students with valuable academic experience that prepares them for graduate study and that contributes directly to course development at Brown.
Division of Biology and Medicine
Program in Biology
Undergraduate Research and Teaching Awards
Undergraduates have a number of opportunities to conduct research.
UTRA Student Stories
Claire Brown ’22 investigated antibiotic resistance.
Elaine Kim investigated how pandemic stress affected new mothers.
Anson O'Young studied muscular aging.
Sean Chung studied proteins involved in metabolism and food intake.