<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2026/summer-undergraduate-research-fellowship-program.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>10/08/2026</pubDate><title>Students Showcase Passion for Discovery Through Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program</title><description>Driven by intellectual curiosity and a shared passion for exploration, this year’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows stepped beyond the boundaries of traditional textbooks to examine a wide range of real-world topics. </description><hide-description/><author>Judy Randi, Ed.D.</author><author-details>Director, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship</author-details><hide-author/><date>October 8, 2026</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/engineering/news/2026/pearl-patel-1.jpg" alt="Pearl Patel '27 in laboratory"/></image><image-caption>Pearl Patel '27</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>college-arts-sciences</tag><tag>college-engineering</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>program-ug-chemical-engineering</tag><tag>program-ug-forensic-science</tag><tag>program-ug-genetics-biotechnology</tag><tag>program-ug-psychology</tag><tag>year-2026</tag></tags></item>