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We are seeking motivated undergraduate students to join a research team investigating osprey diet and parasite transmission across Florida.�� �鶹��Ժ will gain hands-on experience in wildlife ecology, parasite identification, spatial analysis in R, and scientific writing. This project uses community science imagery to examine how fish diet influences parasite exposure in apex predators and contributes to a larger publication on osprey disease and aquatic ecosystem dynamics. �鶹��Ժ will receive structured mentorship, training in data management and analysis, and encouraged to present their findings at conferences. �鶹��Ժ from all backgrounds and majors with interests in ecology, wildlife biology, fisheries, or data science are encouraged to apply. For more information, please send an email including the following details��

• Name:
• Year in school:
• Why your interested in the project:
• How can you contribute to DEI practices:
• How does a UROP advance your goals in school and post education:

As a CU Undergraduate student, you can join the Hindsight staff and earn credit hours. Upperclassmen can take the practicum course WRTG 3095-001 for three credit hours. For underclassmen or those who can't attend the practicum time, you can take a one to three credit hour, upper or lower-division internship, provided you have at least 30 completed credit hours. We also offer volunteer positions for Graduate students and undergraduates who can't take WRTG 3095-001 or an internship. If you're interested in joining staff, add WRTG 3095-001 Journal Publishing to your course schedule or reach out to faculty advisor Dr. Jay Ellis (Jay.Ellis@colorado.edu) for information on taking an internship. See a video about what it’s like to be on staff on our website—and read our journal to see what you’ll help publish.

The Autistic Life and Language (ALL) Project in the Department of Linguistics applies sociocultural linguistic frameworks to explore, ethnographically, the social lives of autistic people. This UROP Team Grant supports 6 undergraduate researchers on two social media sub-projects during the upcoming 2026-2027 academic year. Our sub-project on accents and autism explores the experiences of autistic individuals who have adopted ways of speaking counter to normative expectations, asserting that this practice is agentive rather than unthinking. Our sub-project on romance and autism challenges the notion that autistic individuals suffer deficits around the expression of love, instead reflecting autistic lived experiences of their own underrecognized love languages. The research objective of both projects is to highlight the social complexities of autistic expression through an analysis of social media discourse. Selected UROP researchers will contribute to an ongoing research project in sociocultural linguistics and gain competence in using social scientific research methods.

�鶹��Ժ who will join this call for participation will be engaged in digital humanities projects. They will be creating a website for documented data, maps, architectural detailing, and 2D and 3D digital models of the historic district of Rosetta (Egypt). �鶹��Ժ are not required to have prior experience but preferably have a passion for learning and engaging in teamwork that focuses on collaborative documentation and professional real-world projects. By working on this UROP project, students will gain technical and professional documentation and sketching skills, typically applied in digital humanities, conservation, urban planning and policy, and architecture projects. They will be able to take this knowledge and apply it to their future internship or job in the industry or the government sector. �鶹��Ժ training will be compensated with a $2,000 stipend paid in two installments over the academic year (Fall 2026 to Spring 2027). Underrepresented students are highly encouraged to apply.

Join a research-creation team investigating the environmental and social impacts of infrastructure in the Amazon! This project will support two undergraduate researchers in designing and building a public exhibition that explores infrastructure, power, deforestation, and land contestation through archival research and experimental collage methods. �鶹��Ժ will gain hands-on experience in archival investigation, critical design, visual research, and exhibition production, while contributing to a project that bridges environmental humanities and environmental design. URs will work collaboratively, receive close mentorship, and be fully credited in the exhibition and related publications. This opportunity is ideal for students interested in environmental design, landscape, architecture, history, or visual culture who want to develop research, design, and portfolio-ready work in a supportive, creative team environment. Knowledge of Spanish, even if not fluent, is an asset in your application for this research opportunity, as is a portfolio of past visual or exhibition work you've done before.

The Senior Showcase Experience is a unique experience for those students interested in pursuing a career in performance or interested in learning more about how to create opportunities for themselves – be that in the interpretation of a piece already existing (scripted text) or gaining an understanding of the steps required to generate opportunities/devising new work.�� All students will be immersed in a cumulative process of research and creativity as they identify material that fully reflects who they are and craft a “package” that is presented to field professionals – including performance, participation in master classes and interviews, and design/implementation of their personal performance portfolio and/or website.�� These packages require students to fully showcase their voice, including what kind of art they aim to make, how they wish to tell stories, and be engaged with their community!

This project involves multiple undergrad students testing and using novel RNA-based fluorescent biosensors to study one carbon metabolism in breast cancer. The project will enable students to acquire skills in culturing human cells, transfecting cells with fluorescent biosensors, and using fluorescence microscopy to study how metabolism changes in response to drugs. Individual students will have the opportunity to explore a different breast cancer cell line and a different biosensor. �鶹��Ժ will also gain skills in maintaining lab notebooks, giving research presentation, quantitative image analysis, and error analysis.

This project involves multiple undergrad students exploring the mechanism of why breast cancer cells hyper-proliferate in high zinc compared to normal mammary cells and why triple negative breast cancer cell lines die in low zinc. The project will enable students to acquire skills in culturing human cells, transfecting cells with fluorescent reporters, and using fluorescence microscopy to analyze mechanisms of cell death and proliferation. Individual students will have the opportunity to explore a different breast cancer cell line. �鶹��Ժ will also gain skills in maintaining lab notebooks, giving research presentation, quantitative image analysis, and error analysis.

The CU Middle School Ensembles (MSE) program is a collaborative experience designed for middle school music students and Music Education majors from the University of Colorado Boulder. This program strengthens the teaching opportunities for future music educators while providing a supplemental musical experience to local school music programs. The program includes full group rehearsals in band or orchestra, along with sectional instruction, and elements of comprehensive musicianship (music theory, improvisation, and composition). All rehearsals, sectionals, and activities will be conducted by college students supervised by faculty advisors and graduate assistants as mentors.

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the sights, sounds, and smells on campus? Ever wondered what it would it look like to visualize a smell? Interested in using human-centered design methods to make our campus more sensory friendly and accessible? If so, you might be interested in joining our interdisciplinary team! As a paid undergraduate research assistant, you will:

• Help design and develop an interactive sensory map that displays dynamic changes in the environment through user input
• Develop survey design skills using Qualtrics
• Help run a user study and interview campus community members to collect feedback
• Translate research findings into design guidelines that can inform future sensory map designs

This role is open to students across disciplines. Prior experience is not required. We value passion, curiosity, and commitment to accessibility over traditional academic metrics. Neurodivergent students are encouraged to apply; no formal diagnosis is required.

Join CEDaR for an in-depth investigation of circularity in informal urban development. This project places circular economy principles at the center of analysis, examining how materials are sourced, reused, adapted, and recirculated in self-built neighborhoods across Latin America and beyond. �鶹��Ժ will engage in hands-on research, including interview analysis, field data coding, and material lifecycle mapping. Together, we will rigorously test the validity, limits, and transformative potential of circular construction practices in informal settlements. Research opportunities run from Fall 2026 to Spring 2027, contributing to the production of evidence-based knowledge on circular urbanism.

This project offers undergraduate researchers the opportunity to recover erased histories of queer and trans Latinx clubgoers in 1970s New York City disco culture. As a research assistant, you will develop professional research skills through hands-on archival research and oral history methodology. You will learn to locate and analyze primary sources, identify and interview community members who lived this history, and document their stories for the scholarly record. You will participate in knowledge production that challenges historical erasure and centers marginalized voices. This project welcomes students from all disciplines and experience levels who either represent or research Latinx, queer, and trans communities. Research assistants will work 4 hours per week in fall 2025 and 2 hours per week in spring 2026, earn $22/hour, and meet regularly with the project director. �鶹��Ժ may also have the opportunity to co-present findings at an academic conference in 2027–2028.