KURE Bridge Programs

The KURE program offers three Bridges to Research at The Beach.

The KURE Semester Bridge program is a research-for-credit with limited enrollment.

The KURE Summer Bridge and KURE Transfer Bridge programs both offer summer research experiences in CSULB science or math for students prior to their junior year of undergraduate studies. Application deadlines for the summer programs are typically in late May, and programs begin in June.

KURE Semester Bridge

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The KURE Semester Bridge Program is a semester-long research experience for students who are in their first or second year at CSULB. In this program, students will meet once a week for 3 hours, from late September until Thanksgiving, to conduct research on environmental toxins that are common in household items or products. To participate, students will enroll in BIOL 296 with Dr YuanYu (Kent) Lee.


The following programs are only available during the summer.

KURE Summer Bridge

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The KURE Summer Bridge Program is a 6-week experience for students who are in grade 12 at a Long Beach area high school or students who are in their first or second year at CSULB. In this program, students will have a paid position as part of a group conducting research on environmental toxins that are common in household items or products.

KURE Transfer Bridge

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The KURE Transfer Bridge Program is a 10-week program for students who are transferring from a community college to CSULB for the fall semester. Participating students will have a paid position in one of many faculty-led research labs in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.