Curiosity Lab
Exploring
UROP’s Curiosity Lab virtual workshops are open to all undergraduates interested in exploring opportunities for experiential learning.
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Upcoming Sessions
The Gates Summer Internship Program (GSIP) is a full-time, paid 11-week training program at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. Interns will work in a Gates Institute member's laboratory, and participate in weekly GSIP seminars, social events and community service. They will present their summer research project in a poster session at the Final Day Program. GSIP is open to undergraduates in a science-related major who are enrolled in an undergraduate program at the time of application. We welcome students from traditionally underrepresented groups in biomedical research, such as African American, Hispanic/Latinx, American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Pacific Islander, first-generation college students who are economically disadvantaged and students with disabilities.Ìý Students from rural or inner-city areas with limited access to research opportunities are also encouraged to apply. GSIP is open to international students who possess an F1 visa and are enrolled in a U.S. college or university.
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Previous Presentations
All workshops are hosted on Zoom and last approximately 30 minutes. ÌýSessions are designed to support students at any stage of their undergraduate career—and with any level of experience. Each workshop begins with a brief topical presentation and follows with student-centered discussions driven by the needs of participants. Participants can register at any time, using the form linked on this page. ÌýReminders about upcoming sessions are sent to all registered participants, who may join any topic of interest. ÌýResources will be sent to all registered participants after each session.
Experiential learning involves a cycle of engagement and reflection in which you learn by reflecting on the process of applying your learning, or doing. Undergraduate research and creative work is one of the many ways to engage in experiential learning on campus and beyond. Internships, community service and other activities develop skills valuable to employers from communication to time-management. These activities can also help you discover new interests and refine career plans while connecting you with supportive networks that can guide and enable.
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Reflect
Consider your curiosities, career path and how you want to grow as you connect and engage with the academic and creative life of the university.
Connect
Build empowering and inspiring relationships by connecting with peers, staff and faculty in your campus communities—and beyond.
Engage
Explore opportunities to engage with the academic and creative life of the university—and beyond—while receiving funding to support your education.
Enable Transformative Learning
UROP represents an opportunity to support student-centered education that makes the most of CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s global leadership in research and creative production. We invite you to explore, consider giving and contact us as you have questions.
Our campus has an expansive history of undergraduate engagement dating to the creation of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) in 1986. A significant body of scholarship has emerged and continues to demonstrate the value of connecting students to the academic and creative life of the campus. With well-documented benefits from persistence and resilience to belonging and graduation, engagement can be transformative—and empowering for marginalized students. UROP is critical to ensuring equitable access for marginalized students by eliminating one of the most significant barriers to participation: funding.