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Shadow‐a‐Postdoc Initiative: Evaluation of the Undergraduate Students' Research Workshop Series at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

Undergraduate research initiatives across major institutions have received considerable investment and attention over the last two decades. The reason for this attention is not far‐fetched, as numerous studies have enumerated the benefits of undergraduate research. These include undergraduate students' self discovery, enhanced career preparedness, increased retention, intellectual independence, development of critical thinking and problem solving skills, to mention a few. Furthermore, academic institutions as well as research scientists see undergraduates as the future of the academia. Undoubtedly every investment in undergraduate research activity is about securing the future of the research enterprise.