More reasons to celebrate the new academic year in the department of Slavic Languages and Literatures:
Alex Averbuch’s project was selected for the University of Michigan’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) for 2026–2027.
Dr. Averbuch will work with a team of undergraduate researchers on the project “Mapping Culture under Occupation: Building a Digital Research Corpus of Russian-Occupied Ukraine.”
UROP Research Mentors provide undergraduate student researchers an opportunity to engage in research activities that help students learn about the pursuit of knowledge within an academic discipline and beyond. This early exposure to research fosters a valuable academic experience for students. Through this collaboration, students gain research skills and mentorship that lead to academic retention, a more positive undergraduate experience and paths to graduate and professional schools. In addition, Research Mentors gain significant contributions and creative insights to their research work through this unique teaching opportunity.
