‘Galaxy-sized’ observatory sees potential hints of gravitational waves

‘Galaxy-sized’ observatory sees potential hints of gravitational waves

Jan. 19, 2021

CU 鶹 researchers are part of a high stakes (albeit collaborative) international race to find the gravitational wave background. Their project joins two others in Europe and Australia to make up a network called the International Pulsar Timing Array.

 NVC 12 champion StrideTech makes Colorado Inno’s 21 Startups to Watch list

NVC 12 champion StrideTech makes Colorado Inno’s 21 Startups to Watch list

Jan. 19, 2021

Born out of CU 鶹, StrideTech was founded with a mission to reduce the fall risk of seniors who use walkers. The startup has created a technology embedded walker attachment that provides real-time haptic feedback when incorrect walker use is detected.

CU 鶹 researchers help clear the air in Denver Public Schools

CU 鶹 researchers help clear the air in Denver Public Schools

Jan. 19, 2021

When students in more than 20 Denver Public Schools return to classrooms for the spring semester, they’ll be coming back to cleaner indoor air, thanks in part to work being done by CU 鶹 environmental engineering researchers.

Office of Information Technology launches national search for research computing director

Office of Information Technology launches national search

Jan. 12, 2021

CU 鶹's Office of Information Technology (OIT) is launching a national search for a research computing director to build on the work of noted supercomputer strategist Thomas Hauser, who is departing the university on Feb. 28.

10 research discoveries from 2020 you won’t want to miss

10 research discoveries from 2020 you won’t want to miss

Jan. 11, 2021

Despite the unprecedented challenges everyone faced in 2020, CU 鶹 researchers continued to deliver findings that will improve the lives of people across the globe—or simply dazzle us with new insights into the natural world.

Henry Luce Foundation Theology Program Grants: Advancing Public Knowledge on Race, Justice, and Religion in America

Henry Luce Foundation Theology Program Grants: Advancing Public Knowledge on Race, Justice, and Religion in America Please see the full solicitation for complete information about the funding opportunity. Below is a summary assembled by the Research & Innovation Office (RIO). Program Summary The Henry Luce Foundation’s Theology Program invites new...

Remnants of ancient viruses could be shaping coronavirus response, says new Packard Fellow

Remnants of ancient viruses could be shaping coronavirus response, says new Packard Fellow

Dec. 17, 2020

Why are some people more resilient to viruses than others? Ed Chuong, an assistant professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology at CU 鶹, proposes an intriguing answer: Exposure to ancient parasites by our ancestors forever altered our genome, shaping the varied responses of our immune systems today.

Lab Venture Challenge awards record-breaking $1.35 million to promising CU 鶹 ventures

Lab Venture Challenge awards record-breaking $1.35 million to promising CU 鶹 ventures

Dec. 15, 2020

Judges from the local entrepreneurial ecosystem awarded a record total of 12 grants—up to $125,000 each—for the top physical science, engineering and bioscience innovations demonstrating high commercial potential, a clear path to a compelling market and strong scientific support.

New multi-user material characterization facility opens on east campus

New multi-user material characterization facility opens on east campus

Dec. 15, 2020

The Material Characterization Facility—operated within Colorado Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) service center—recently relocated to its permanent home in the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Laboratory building on east campus.

CU 鶹's CUbit, ColdQuanta make Bose-Einstein lab available on the cloud

CU 鶹's CUbit, ColdQuanta make Bose-Einstein lab available on the cloud

Dec. 15, 2020

"Albert"—ColdQuanta’s quantum-matter system on the cloud—allows users to remotely cool atoms to near absolute zero to create a state of matter in which “quantum-mechanical behavior comes into play on a large scale.” Users can control, study and even photograph “the wavefunction of a quantum cloud of atoms."

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