SURES 2023--At the Beginning

 On May 22, we welcomed our 2023 SURES cohort.  Our participants hail from a number of institutions including the University of Kentucky, Georgetown College, Eastern Kentucky University, Idaho State University and Tulane University.  This year, we were pleased to be able to provide on-campus housing in one of our residence halls.  We spent the orientation getting to know each other, getting re-acquainted  with the research process and completing required research training.  During our scavenger hunt, we checked out the native plants in Mathews Garden, visited the Johnson Center where we can do a variety of physical activities and received goody bags from Environmental Health and Safety.  When we returned, we worked on our artistic abilities as well as our teamwork and leadership skills by collectively drawing a horse.  After our orientation, we then met with our faculty mentors to get started on our independent research projects.