As part of its mission to present undergraduate research to a wider audience, the Office of Undergraduate Research has long facilitated the publication of undergraduate research.
OUR publications included two journals: Washington University Undergraduate Research Digest (WUURD) and Washington University Senior Honors Thesis Abstracts (WUSHTA). The WUURD presented abstracts of student research projects from the most recent Undergraduate Research Symposium as well as peer-reviewed, full-length student articles. WUSHTA highlighted the work of graduating seniors receiving honors for their work. Each is available online through the WashU Library's Open Scholarship Repository (accessible with WUSTL Key login).
Following its relaunch in Fall 2022, the OUR is collaborating with campus partners to establish a new vision for supporting undergraduate research, including research dissemination strategies.
Washington University Undergraduate Research Digest (WUURD)
From 2005 to 2021, the Office of Undergraduate Research published the Washington University Undergraduate Research Digest (WUURD). A scholarly journal with peer-reviewed feature articles as well as abstracts, the WUURD highlighted research by Washington University students in language that is accessible to a broad audience. The Office of Undergraduate Research held no copyright on the 3000-word articles published in the WUURD, meaning students were free to publish their work elsewhere.
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Washington University Senior Honors Thesis Abstracts (WUSHTA)
From 2009 to 2022, the Office of Undergraduate Research published Washington University Senior Honors Thesis Abstracts (WUSHTA) to coincide with the University’s Commencement. All seniors receiving academic honors in any school or department were encouraged to submit an abstract of their honors thesis or capstone research project for publication.