Research Impact Partners

The Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) gives first-year students the opportunity to initiate and engage in real-world research experience with faculty and graduate students.

Offers monthly challenges focused on honing computer science skills and engaging women to take action, collaborate, and create with one another.

The University of Texas High School Research Initiative (HRI) is a scientific inquiry program focused on training teachers in rural high schools across Texas to successfully lead independent research experiences for high school students, infuse inquiry into existing curriculum, and use innovative resources to support inquiry in the classroom. Our program provides training, resources, and undergraduate mentors to facilitate flexible modular experiences in the health sciences for high school classrooms. (9-12 teachers, 9-12 leaders, School districts)

The summer High School Research Academy (HSRA) provides high school students with an immersive and hands-on five-week interdisciplinary research experience at the University of Texas at Austin campus. (Including 9th-12th grade students)

The Collaborative engages the K-12 community in meaningful educational experiences that have a profound impact, empowering participants to pursue STEM education at the primary, secondary, and university levels. It also builds partnerships with industry and the community to provide Texas students with STEM opportunities that address issues of disparity and diversity in STEM fields and the growing need for STEM professionals. The Collaborative includes 57 organizations across the University that reach students as early as possible, overcoming academic, social, and/or economic challenges to bridge their world with the world of engineering and computational science. (PK-12 students and teachers)

This summer program pairs a group of two Middle School students with a Research Scientist at the University of Texas for a two hour tour of the scientist‚ lab and experiments in progress. (6-8 students)

The the Office of Institutional Research and Analytics designs and implements assessment tools for STEM education programs.

UTeach Institute is a national network of colleges and universities working together to improve STEM teaching and learning in the U.S.. UTeach employs a comprehensive approach to supporting implementation that is aligned with recommendations from the research literature on fidelity of implementation and program replication and expansion.