Sidewalk Symposium

UROP's Sidewalk Symposium

Research & Innovation Week 2026

Developed and hosted in Boulder since 2018, UROP's Sidewalk Symposium invites undergrads to share their research and creative presentations with chalk art on the campus walkways.Ìý

Undergrads from all fields of study, working at any stage of their project timelines are encouraged to participate, and everyone is invited to check out the art while engaging with these inspiring students. Expanding their expressive potential, a dynamic team of undergrad art practice majors will support participants throughout the event.

Monday, October 12, 2026

10:00 am to 3:00 pmÌý
Visual Arts Complex (VAC) Plaza

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2026 Student Artist Support Team

Els Bamberger
Thais Da Silva
Lexie Pinkerton

2026 Projects & Participants

Molt plasticity & camouflage mismatch in snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) across the Southern Rocky Mountains

Eileen Tabora

Mentor:
Christy McCain, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

The Autistic Life and Language (ALL) Project

Landry Saul, Adilana Anderson, Vivaan Kalura, Kaitlyn McGurran, Emmalyn Nono, & Kinley Oppenheimer

Mentor:
Kira Hall, Linguistics

Silicon-Silicon Carbide Encapsulated Phase-Change Materials for Sustainable Energy Storage

Alice Ly

Mentor:
Summer-Solstice Thomas, Chemical & Biological Engineering

Cacti for Conservation: Opuntia of the American Southwest

Keiler Collier

Mentor:
Nolan Kane, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Sassafras and Polymorphism

Charlotte Anderson

Mentor:
Angie Crews, Center for National Security Initiatives

Pair Dynamics among Monogamous Foureye Butterflyfish and Behavioral Effects of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease

Jenna Stapp & Chloe Curtin

Mentor:
Joshua Manning, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

The role of microbial VOCs in the inhibition of a fungal plant pathogen

Noah Mendez

Mentor:
Noah Fierer, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Urban Design and Student Organizing Study

Stephanie Schmitt

Mentor:
Shawin Roudbari, Environmental Design

The demographic and cognitive variables that best predicts concurrent or history of internalizing or externalizing diagnoses

Ben Weiss

Mentor:
Roselinde Kaiser, Psychology & Neuroscience

Hindsight Journal

Madeline Thompson, Rhiannon Wall, Katy Bowman, & India Buchart

Mentor:
Jay Ellis, Writing & Rhetoric

Microbial Antimicrobial Proteins: Potential Therapeutics for Type 1 Diabetes

Ashton Barcelona

Mentor:
Jennifer Hill, Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology

Language Accessibility: Effects on Success in Higher Education for Non-Native English Speakers

Maggie Scott

Mentor:
Laura Patterson, Sociology

Potential of inexperienced designers

Ronan Stone & Claire Jansen

Mentor:
Jade Polizzi, Environmental Design

Blowing Smoke: Potency Accuracy and Compliance Issues in the THC Beverage Market

Jack Fahy & Ria Patel

Mentor:
Grace MacDonald

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UROP's Sidewalk Symposium

Celebrating 40 Years

Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder 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