The Consortium for Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Program
Since the summer of 1999 California State University of Los Angeles (CSLA) together with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and four local community colleges, Los Angeles City College, East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles Southwest College, and Pasadena City College have collaborated together to offer a community based, year round, NSF funded REU program known as CURE (Consortium for Undergraduate Research Experience). The objectives of the CURE program are to recruit, train, and retain underrepresented minorities in the fields of science and engineering. The CURE program offers qualified students an opportunity to experience all aspects of a scientific research project. The general area of research is astronomy utilizing the Table Mountain Observatory (TMO) operated by JPL as the observational research base. Students learn the basics of observational astronomy, telescope operation, data reduction and analysis, and very importantly the students also learn to report their findings in academic settings.

National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR®)
The mission of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR®) is to promote undergraduate research scholarship and creative activity done in partnership with faculty or other mentors as a vital component of higher education.