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Clean, safe water for drinking and irrigation. New treatments for infectious diseases and chronic pain. Planetary defenses against asteroids. Quantum technology to protect data from hackers. Thousands of jobs created in Colorado and across the country.

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Increasing Access to Safe Water

In the West and around the world, CU Boulder research teams are working to improve drought preparedness, increase the resilience of our water systems and install safe water treatment systems.

 

$300,000 

worth of free legal support provided to help farmers in the San Luis Valley protect their water rights (Acequia Assistance Project)

 

40 million 

people in seven states ensured safe, sustainable water through CU Boulder’s Western Water Assessment

 

600,000 

Rwandan students drinking clean water from treatment systems deployed by Virridy Inc., a CU Boulder spinout

New Approaches to Modern Health Care

Our researchers illuminate the underlying causes of disease, devise solutions and roll out accessible treatments, such as new drugs and materials for repairing worn-out body parts.

 

30+ 

pharma companies use technology from Arpeggio Bio, a CU Boulder startup, to understand the impact of their drugs on gene expression

 

$2.5 billion 

worth of medicines provided to eligible U.S. patients at no cost in 2023 through Amgen, co-founded by CU Boulder’s Marvin Caruthers

 

 

70 

minutes to receive precise blood test results using a device in development at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Exploring Space To Help People on Earth 

For 75 years, our faculty and students have been busy creating technologies for the U.S. Space Force, shaping a new generation of space explorers and transforming our understanding of the cosmos.

 

planets visited by instruments created at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)

 

19 

CU Boulder-affiliated NASA astronauts

 

 

66 

missions of U.S. space exploration have relied on LASP expertise

Accelerating Colorado's Quantum Revolution

Research based on quantum science—the study of the universe at the most fundamental level—could revolutionize everything from timekeeping and medical imaging to space travel and data encryption.

 

1st 

nuclear clock in the world under development at Professor Jun Ye’s lab

 

10,000 

quantum-related jobs projected to be created in Arvada, Boulder and other parts of Colorado over the next decade

 

 

$1 billion 

projected statewide economic impact from Colorado’s quantum industry

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