At Muhlenberg, research is a fundamental example of hands-on learning and a distinct part of the undergraduate experience.
It provides a space where problems can be dissected, questions pulled apart — it’s a space where new ideas emerge, are tested and refined.
Our students conduct research in disciplines across campus, including the arts and humanities, as well as the natural and social sciences. Some are examining the disruption of memory in slime mold while others are exploring the liminal relationship between book and body.
Your research experience will leave you with so much more than the answers you set out to explore. The opportunity to work with faculty to design, execute and present your findings will unlock a new level of understanding in the world and your own potential.
Intensive research opportunities are available for students over the summer months. These experiences to collaborate with faculty on research in any field — be it the natural sciences or humanities — can be student- or faculty-driven and are funded through a variety of sources.
Research efforts don’t stop when classes return. It’s during the school year that many students visit conferences to present findings from research projects, including those that spanned the summer months. Find out how to continue or jumpstart research projects during the fall and spring semesters.
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Connect with the resources at the Trexler Library to help with your research journey.
Research at Muhlenberg
“I want to inspire others to be interested in what I find fascinating — how people communicate with one another.”— Riot Orellana '24 , Psychology Major
“I really enjoyed learning how to design and execute the research from every corner of it. You just really become intimate with the scientific process. And you gain a lot of discipline from that.”— Liam Safran '23 , Predental Neuroscience Major
Muhlenberg students conduct research in every field imaginable. Whether within the sciences, humanities or arts, our Mules are exploring and discovering.
Christina, a public health major and environmental science minor, is researching the initiation of substance abuse among adolescents in Guam.
Jayson, a finance major, spent the summer exploring problems and solutions in food sustainability as part of the Summer Seedbox program.
Ava, an English and neuroscience double major, conducted neuroscience research on memory while also serving as editor for the campus literary and art magazine.
Lily Press ’24 and Riley Wexler ’24 took part in the National Science Foundation’s competitive Research Experiences for Undergraduates program.
Samantha Winegard ’24 brought the knowledge on chronic absenteeism she’d developed in a spring psychology course to a local nonprofit this summer.
Jayson Williams-Johnson '25, a finance major and men's basketball player, was part of the Summer Seedbox program, which combines research in sustainability alongside innovation and entrepreneurship.
Jenny Maxwell ’24, a business administration major, is conducting summer research on the effects of COVID-19 rates and mitigation measures during the early portions of the pandemic.
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