Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) ave grown substantially in recent years, in order to increase access to undergraduate research - especially in the life sciences. Yet, research on CUREs, including how their design and implementation leads to desirable student outcomes, has not kept pace. We are conducting several studies to:

• synthesis and summarize what is known about CURE effectiveness
• characterize how accuracy of citations may be shaping CURE literature
• identify factors beyond relevant discovery, iteration, and project ownership that underpin the effects of CUREs on students' persistence in science