Visual Aids

When possible, use visual aids instead of text to communicate your ideas. Visual aids, such as graphs, timelines, images and diagrams, can help other quickly make sense of your work while highlighting key insights.

Images

Most images available online are subject to copyright and are likely too small for your research poster. Though images might look good on your computer, they can look blurry when printed at scale. CU offers high-quality images and logos for free to use in your presentations and posters.

CU Photo Database

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Call for Participants

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

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.

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.