About the Center
![What is the Center for Student Research? The CSR is a center on our campus that houses multiple programs designed to support student development and success. Primary Purpose: Support students working with faculty in outside of the classroom research, scholarly, or creative activity project work related to their discipline. Secondary Purpose: Provide students with CSR opportunities to develop and refine foundational skills, thoughts, and beliefs about learning and professional development and success. CSR's goals: Increased student positive self-beliefs, personal agency and academic engagement, and academic retention and success.](/csr/files/images/about-oscar/what-is-the-center-of-student-research-1.png)
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WSU Diversity Scholars Program
A partnership between CSR and Washington State University (WSU). WSU is a land-grant institution with several campuses located all over the state of Washington and award graduate (MS and PhD) degrees.
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Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI) Internship
A laboratory internship program that is a partnership between CSR and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).