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 & kinesiology at the University of Florida will deliver this year’s Rose M. Litman Memorial Lecture in Science on April 4: “Brain and Behavioral Changes with Human Spaceflight: Dysfunction and Adaptive Plasticity.”

State leadership announces details of bipartisan legislation supporting Colorado’s thriving quantum ecosystem

State leaders announce details of bipartisan legislation to accelerate Colorado’s thriving quantum ecosystem, build on CU Boulder’s quantum legacy

Feb. 15, 2024

Governor Jared Polis unveiled plans to invest in Colorado’s quantum ecosystem via a new refundable tax credit program that aims to maximize the state’s competitiveness as a tech hub—including CU Boulder, already a global leader in quantum research and innovation.

Celebrating a legacy of world-class research as CU Boulder innovators gather at AAAS Annual Meeting in Denver

Celebrating a legacy of world-class research as CU Boulder innovators gather at AAAS Annual Meeting in Denver

Feb. 13, 2024

As thousands of researchers, educators, policy makers and industry leaders gather in Denver this week for the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), University of Colorado Boulder faculty—including Nobel Laureate Tom Cech—will be prominently featured.

LongPath Technologies, a CU Boulder spinout, leads on methane detection

LongPath Technologies, a CU Boulder spinout, leads on methane detection

Feb. 12, 2024

LongPath harnesses quantum technology to detect methane emissions from oil and gas operations, an innovation that benefits industry and investors—and the planet. Recently, LongPath received landmark financial backing from the DOE to accelerate the scale-up of the company’s monitoring systems.

CU Boulder-convened Quantum Community Coalition unveils vision for Colorado’s ‘Quantum-Ready Workforce’

CU Boulder-convened Quantum Community Coalition unveils vision for Colorado’s ‘Quantum-Ready Workforce’

Feb. 11, 2024

A statewide coalition of higher education and industry partners has outlined a detailed vision for Colorado to translate its legacy as a national leader in Quantum Information Science and Technology (QIST) into workforce development and educational opportunities for students and workers across the state.

Lunar science is entering a new active phase, with commercial launches of landers that will study solar wind and peer into the universe’s dark ages

Lunar science is entering a new active phase, with commercial launches of landers that will study solar wind and peer into the universe’s dark ages

Feb. 8, 2024

Thanks to new technologies and public-private partnerships, Professor Jack Burns (Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences) and a team of scientists will conduct radio astronomy from the south pole and the far side of the Moon in 2024—one of NASA’s first science experiments from the lunar surface in over 50 years.

Flags in a blue sky

Event recognizes CU Boulder Faculty Fulbrighters

The gathering, which took place on December 7, brought together enthusiastic CU Boulder faculty Fulbright awardees, who visited locations worldwide, to share their stories. Some attendees showed slides of their unique time abroad and talked about the huge and transformative impact their experiences have had on them, personally and professionally.

Semiconductor forum highlights CU Boulder’s leadership in advancing technology and building workforce

Semiconductor forum highlights CU Boulder’s leadership in advancing technology and building workforce

A broad coalition of stakeholders gathered at CU Boulder on January 25 at a first-of-its-kind Colorado Semiconductor Workforce and Innovation Forum, hosted in partnership with OEDIT, to celebrate the state and university’s key roles in sustaining a vibrant semiconductor ecosystem and to discuss how to shape its future.

CU Boulder part of $160M NSF-funded effort to promote climate resilience

CU Boulder part of $160M NSF-funded effort to promote climate resilience

Jan. 29, 2024

In late January, NSF announced the Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine as a recipient of its inaugural Regional Innovation Engines program. The $160M award positions the CO-WY Engine at the forefront of the nation's environmental and climate technology initiatives.

First Scholar Learning Community workshop slated for Feb. 2

First Scholar Learning Community workshop slated for Feb. 2

With support from the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s DEI Impact Grant program, the Research and Innovation Office (RIO) is launching a series of workshops to create and sustain a new Scholar Learning Community.

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