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THE PIPELINE: Benefits of Undergraduate Research Experiences
Susan H. Russell, Mary P. Hancock, James McCullough
Surveys indicate that undergraduate research opportunities help clarify students' interest in research and encourage students who hadn't anticipated graduate studies to alter direction toward a Ph.D.
1SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
2SRI International, Arlington, VA 22209, USA.
*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: susan.russell{at}sri.com
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