The Michigan Research Community (MRC)

Michigan Research Community (MRC) is a residential affiliate of UROP. It offers incoming first-year students the benefits of the UROP non-residential program, including a UROP research partnership with a faculty member in an area of their choosing, as well as a small, diverse and supportive community to call home.

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Be part of a diverse community. MRC students are from over 30 states and countries and a wide range of academic fields.

Connect with second- and third-year peer mentors who reside in the community. Peer mentors provide first-year students with personalized support in the transition to college.

Get involved in MRC community activities. MRC students have many opportunities to get involved, gain leadership skills, and get to know each other, including intramural sports, cultural outings, social activities (e.g. Cedar Point trip, MRC winter formal, birthday celebrations, movie nights), community service activities, and the community newsletter.

Enroll in an interdisciplinary research course specially designed for MRC students. UC104: An Introduction to the Research University exposes students to the diversity of research taking place at the University of Michigan.

Participate in in-house facilitated study groups. MRC students are encouraged to participate in in-house facilitated study groups in chemistry, physics, biology, math, languages, engineering, and writing or form informal study groups of their own.

Get involved in cutting-edge research. MRC students are involved in research in a variety of disciplines through direct research partnerships with University of Michigan faculty in a wide range of schools and colleges.

Access specialized research project support.

Discipline-specific MRC research peer advisors reside on the floor.
Resume writing and interviewing skills workshops prepare MRC students for the project search.
MRC students have early access to research project books and support in choosing the right project for them.
MRC bi-weekly research seminars are held in or near the building.

Present your research in the Annual MRC Spring Research Symposium. MRC students have a special forum all their own for celebrating and sharing their research with University faculty and staff, fellow MRC community members, family and friends.