{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"UTC News","provider_url":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news","author_name":"Chuck Wasserstrom","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/author\/wyf557\/","title":"Why research matters: Building confidence beyond the classroom | UTC News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ZQury6HLl9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/why-research-matters-building-confidence-beyond-the-classroom\/\">Why research matters: Building confidence beyond the classroom<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/why-research-matters-building-confidence-beyond-the-classroom\/embed\/#?secret=ZQury6HLl9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why research matters: Building confidence beyond the classroom&#8221; &#8212; UTC News\" data-secret=\"ZQury6HLl9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/REDO.jpg","thumbnail_width":605,"thumbnail_height":400,"description":"For Dr. Lisa Piazza, director of the Office for Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, undergraduate research extends far beyond simply reading articles and analyzing information. \u201cResearch skills are life and job skills,\u201d Piazza said. \u201cYou\u2019re problem-solving. You\u2019re thinking critically. You\u2019re building leadership and communication skills.\u201d"}