US News & World Report: CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø graduate programs rank among nation’s best

US News & World Report: CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø graduate programs rank among nation’s best

April 9, 2024

According to the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings, numerous CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø graduate-level programs are among the top 25 of their kind in the country. Environmental law, atomic/molecular/optical physics, geology and physical chemistry continue to be ranked within the top 10.

Spring Flatirons

Call for nominations: 2024–25 Distinguished Research Lectureship

April 5, 2024

The Distinguished Research Lectureship is among the highest honors bestowed by the faculty upon a CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø colleague. Each year, the Research & Innovation Office (RIO) requests nominations and a faculty review panel recommends one or more faculty members as recipients. The deadline for nominations is Monday, May 20, 2024...

2024 Destination Startup connects investors, entrepreneurs and groundbreaking innovations

2024 Destination Startup connects investors, entrepreneurs and groundbreaking innovations

March 22, 2024

The Intermountain West innovation ecosystem came together at the sixth annual Destination Startup Investor Showcase hosted by Venture Partners at CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø. In a highly competitive field, twenty-three select ventures from the region’s research institutions presented at the showcase.

Pitch competition celebrates and funds new CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø ventures founded on scientific discoveries

Pitch competition celebrates and funds new CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø ventures founded on scientific discoveries

March 19, 2024

The New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Venture Partners at CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø teamed up to present the NVC Deep Tech competition, awarding $53K to groundbreaking new ventures from CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø, including innovative approaches to wastewater treatment, novel battery technology and dynamic pricing for hotels.

CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø research and innovation leaders visit DC, talk quantum, workforce and more

CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø research and innovation leaders visit DC, talk quantum, workforce and more

March 18, 2024

CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø vice chancellor for research and innovation and dean of the institutes Massimo Ruzzene met with congressional and federal leaders in Washington, D.C. this month to advocate for robust funding, ensure effective coordination on ongoing projects, and proactively explore opportunities for future collaborations.

High-energy laser weapons: How they work, what they are used for

High-energy laser weapons: How they work, what they are used for

March 7, 2024

CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø defense expert and Center for National Security Initiatives Director Iain Boyd discusses why nations around the world are rapidly developing high-energy laser weapons for military missions on land and sea, and in the air and space, motivated in part by the growing threat from swarms of drones.

Pressing energy challenges and potential solutions at the center of CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Renewable Energy and Storage Solutions Summit

Pressing energy challenges and potential solutions at the center of CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Renewable Energy and Storage Solutions Summit

March 6, 2024

CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø researchers, venture capitalists, companies and entrepreneurs, federal lab researchers and local government leaders took part in a day of networking and discussions to inform impactful, commercially-relevant energy research at CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø and introduce external partners to innovative university efforts.

CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø researchers advance electronic technologies with photonic chips

CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø researchers advance electronic technologies with photonic chips

March 6, 2024

Professor Scott Diddams (Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering) and his research team have introduced a new approach to generating microwave signals that leverages light and integrated photonics to enable new capabilities in communications, navigation and sensing.

CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø, Cancer Center leaders aim to use novel molecule to fight cancer

CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø, Cancer Center leaders aim to use novel molecule to fight cancer

Feb. 29, 2024

After working eight years on a new way to attack some cancers using a synthetic small molecule called SVC112, Tin Tin Su of CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø and Antonio Jimeno of the CU School of Medicine say acceleration-initiative funds will help speed a promising, developed-in-Colorado cancer therapy to patients.

Dream of going to Mars? Pioneering spaceflight kinesiologist to speak April 4 on preserving human health in space

Dream of going to Mars? Pioneering spaceflight kinesiologist to speak April 4 on preserving human health in space

Feb. 28, 2024

Rachael Seidler, professor of applied physiology and kinesiology at the University of Florida, will deliver this year’s Rose M. Litman Memorial Lecture in Science on April 4 at CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø: “Brain and Behavioral Changes with Human Spaceflight: Dysfunction and Adaptive Plasticity.â€

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