Lightbulb Moment

Optional: Tell us about a "lightbulb moment" in which you decided to pursue the research and/or creative work you are doing now and how your curiosity has directed your path along the way.

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This prompt is part of UROP's Lightbulb Moment Storytelling Initiative, which invites the university community to reflect on the experiences that shaped their identities, mentors who inspired them, and all the twists-and-turns along the way.

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Call for Participants

Developed and hosted in Boulder since 2018, UROP's Sidewalk Symposium invites undergraduates to share their research and creative presentations with chalk on campus walkways. UROP welcomes undergraduates at any stage of their project to participate.

Register for UROP's Sidewalk Symposium by Oct.5, 2026

Celebrating 40 Years

CU Boulder has an expansive history engaging undergraduates in the research and creative life of the campus dating to the creation of UROP in 1986.

Celebrating 40 Years of Opportunities