Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)

First ‘SuperUROPs’ cap off inaugural yearEECS program immerses undergraduates in advanced research projects.

MIT conference showcases undergraduate researchEECScon 2013 marks MIT’s first research conference geared toward engineering undergraduates

Better buildings, better livesWhether working on clean water for a Ugandan village or studying concrete reinforced with natural fibers, MIT senior Marisa Simmons is a civil engineer looking out for the world.

Important lessons learned outside the classroomMIT senior Jean Sack describes her experience with the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

CEE students build model Guastavino vault for exhibitThe students' vaulted ceiling replica is part of a touring exhibit now at the Boston Public Library.

SuperUROP propels undergraduate research to next levelPoster session showcases student advances in key technologies and attracts faculty, venture capitalists and industry sponsors.

Students develop assistive technologiesUndergraduate teams create helpful phone apps and devices for people with disabilities.

Undergraduate Winters presents winning poster at APS annual meetingDepartment of Nuclear Science and Engineering junior wins one of three poster awards.

EECS celebrates the launch of SuperUROP

MIT-Madrid: five students share their study abroad experience

The mysteries in materialsMIT senior Shannon Taylor researches 500-year-old artifacts and art to understand and restore materials.

Where in the world did MIT undergraduates go?In 2011-12, more than 700 took part in opportunities across the globe.

Replicating living structuresResearch examines how to control spatial distribution of cells in microenvironments

Innovation in the classroom‘Future of Education’ symposium, held before the inauguration of President L. Rafael Reif, examines the evolution of teaching and learning.

Weapon-wielding marine microbes may protect populations from foesIn some populations, natural antibiotics are produced by a few individuals whose closest relatives carry genes conferring resistance.

Five-year effort by Campus Energy Task Force saves MIT millions of dollars, kilowatt-hours

Undergraduate energy research ‘fueled’ by team approach

Undergraduate develops method to predict spread of marine invasive species

Recognizing outstanding undergraduate research2011 UROP Awards and Eloranta Research Fellowship Recipients named

Q&A with Kim VandiverDean for undergraduate research discusses his role, UROPs and more.

Data points of lightMIT’s undergraduates fight poverty one statistic at a time, thanks to coordination between the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab.