The Byrne Lab is seeking a motivated undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering to support the development of new technologies aimed at improving the standard of care for cancer patients. This position offers hands‑on experience at the intersection of engineering and medicine, contributing to projects that directly support patient‑centered innovation.

HawkShadow is a structured job shadow program that was initially piloted with First Gen Hawks last spring and is now a fully launched program for all undergraduate students. All ten of our career communities are represented from teaching in an elementary school to a UIHC rotational shadow day. If you know of any students that would benefit from a job shadow, please have them fill out this interest form as soon as possible.

The research assistants will be invited to participate in all aspects of psychological research relating to the organization of voluntary action. We are primarily interested in how individuals select their responses as they perform one or more tasks. Research assistants will run human participants in 45-minute experiments and engage in any other aspects of the research that interests them, including experimental design, programming the experiments and data analysis.

Opportunity to work with Music Education Professor on music-making in prison contexts. Responsibilities will vary based on student interests and schedule but may include, collaborating on original music with an incarcerated songwriter, creating music videos for original songs collaborating with various artists, build social media campaigns and more.

OUR Ambassador Hiruni Sumanasiri was the third place undergraduate winner for the Alyse Gray Parker Memorial Student Video Challenge. This competition invites students from the Science Coalition (TSC) member institutions to communicate the value of federally funded scientific research at American colleges and universitites.

Undergraduates involved in quantum research from around the country are invited to attend QURiSE - January 23-25, 2026 at the University of Maryland, College Park. The goals of QURiSE are centered on helping undergraduates meet the challenges of quantum career pathways, graduate school opportunities, and workforce readiness.

We are currently seeking undergraduate students to join our research team. The students will be responsible for zebrafish care and fish genotyping and will also receive relevant training to conduct experiments. Students will have opportunities to be involved in specific projects and contribute to publications.

Maxwell Shumaker presented at the 2025 Midwest Drosophila Conference in Monticello, Illinois. Find out more about his experience.

Klaertje Hesselink attended the Chemical Engineer's 2025 Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts and presented a poster on her research. Find out more about her experience!

In October 2025 Nadia Arsewnijevic attended the ACS Midwest Regional Meeting in Columbia, Missouri. Find out more about her experience.