鶹 announces new hypersonics initiative

鶹 announces new hypersonics initiative

Aug. 18, 2020

“It really takes an interdisciplinary approach to think about analyzing and designing a hypersonic vehicle,” said Iain Boyd, an aerospace engineering professor at CU 鶹. The university has awarded a two-year grant to Boyd and 20 other faculty members to model better designs for such vehicles.

New engineering research center aims to electrify transportation, expand education

New engineering research center aims to electrify transportation, expand education

Aug. 18, 2020

ASPIRE—Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification—will explore a diverse range of transportation questions, from electrified highways that energize vehicles to the placement of charging stations, data security and workforce development.

How an ultra-fast screening test and a team of contact tracers aim to keep campus safe

How an ultra-fast screening test and a team of contact tracers aim to keep campus safe

Aug. 18, 2020

Incoming Buffs moving to campus this week will be among the first to access a new 45-minute COVID-19 test aimed at identifying asymptomatic individuals before they can spread the virus. The new test is just the first step in a unique, multi-pronged campus surveillance program.

COVID Research Solutions for Campus (Webinar Series): Recordings and Resources

COVID Research Solutions for Campus (Webinar Series): Recordings and Resources

Aug. 17, 2020

The COVID Research Solutions for Campus Webinar Series highlights how the most up-to-date research is shaping campus operations during the pandemic.

Principal Investigator Academy delivers research and creative work connections, resources to faculty

Principal Investigator Academy delivers research and creative work connections, resources to faculty

Aug. 14, 2020

The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) invites faculty new to the university’s creative work, research and scholarly community to join the 2020 Principal Investigator (PI) Academy cohort. The PI Academy is designed to orient new faculty to campus research and creative work resources. Through a series a workshops and webinars,...

Former CIRES director Konrad Steffen dies in Greenland accident

Former CIRES director Konrad Steffen dies in Greenland accident

Aug. 12, 2020

Konrad (Koni) Steffen always had a smile and a kind word to say – to another scientist, a staff member, to the graduate student of a colleague. And it seemed, at times, like he could do anything: brief Congress, ford a meltwater river on a snowmachine, mesmerize journalists with tales of his time on the ice.

Webinar series to examine COVID-19 research solutions for campus

Webinar series to examine COVID-19 research solutions for campus

Aug. 4, 2020

The Research & Innovation Office will host three 75-minute webinars Aug. 6–12 featuring some of CU 鶹’s top researchers working side-by-side with the campus's exceptional operations experts. The series highlights how the most up-to-date research is shaping campus operations during the pandemic.

University of Colorado Anschutz, 鶹 launch new initiative to expand research collaborations between campuses

University of Colorado Anschutz, 鶹 launch new initiative to expand research collaborations between campuses

July 28, 2020

By combining expertise at both CU Anschutz and CU 鶹 in biosciences, engineering, biotechnology, space, pharmacology, public health, mental health and many other areas, AB Nexus will create opportunities to drive innovation and win competitive research awards.

New $25-million center to advance quantum science and engineering

New $25-million center to advance quantum science and engineering

July 21, 2020

Today, NSF announced that CU 鶹 will receive a $25 million award to launch a new quantum science and engineering research center. The new center will be led by physicist Jun Ye and is a partnership with 11 other research organizations in the United States and abroad.

CU 鶹 Engineering selected to host National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) National Leadership Conference in 2020 & 2021

CU 鶹 Engineering selected to host National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) National Leadership Conference in 2020 & 2021

July 21, 2020

Created over 20 years ago, the conference is NSBE’s premier training program for approximately 250 national and regional officers. NSBE's mission is to end the underrepresentation of Black engineering students in the U.S. by graduating 10,000 Black engineers annually by 2025.

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