The SkillsCenter: Creating scalable research opportunities for STEM students

Undergraduate students generally need laboratory skills and experience to be accepted into a position within an academic lab or a company. However, those settings are traditionally where students would develop that necessary expertise. We developed a laboratory course paradigm to equip students with the skills they need to access future opportunities. Undergraduate students generally need laboratory skills and experience to be accepted into a position within an academic lab or a company. However, those settings are traditionally where students would develop that necessary expertise. We developed a laboratory course paradigm to equip students with the skills they need to access future opportunities.