2026 UCLA Undergraduate Research Week
Undergraduate Research Week at UCLA is a campus-wide celebration of research and creative inquiry–featuring more than 1,000 live and pre-recorded student presentations. Six of these presentations featured research conducted in partnership with the UCLA Community Schools on topics ranging from preparing middle school students for college and careers, providing instructional scaffolds to expand access to the AP Capstone, and engaging immigrant parents in higher education. Click here to watch students present their research.
The following researchers’ presentations can be viewed on Youtube by clicking on the icons below.
Beyond the Classroom: Repositioning Youth of Color as Critical Researchers and Civic Interrogators through Critical Civic Action Researcher Identity
Julian Jenkins
Boldly Reaching Immigrant Dreams Through Guidance and Education
Vania Saldaña, Leah Hien, Jolene Robles, Bryan Nguyen, Cinthya Salazar, Jason Dorio
Empowering Students Early: The Role of Self-Efficacy in Career Readiness
Sabah Alidina, Doris Chen, Litzy Gomez, Paige Wu, Karen Hunter Quartz
Access in Action: Scaffolding Student Engagement and Success in an LAUSD Community School’s AP For All Program
Shreya Sundar And Heather Liu
The following researchers shared their projects during live sessions.
Cultivating Identity, Belonging, and Futures in Black and Brown High School Students Through Curriculum
Arianna Zamora, Mmesoma Ozokolie, Naomi Higareda, And Laurence Matienzo
‘UCLA? I can’t make it’: Effective Curriculum Support for High School Students with Varying Immigrant Status in Koreatown
Jenny Thai, Rachel Doerfler, Hamza El Lahib, Brooklynn Ming
