Research & Creative Work 2016-17

The Research & Innovation Office creates impact by cultivating and supporting collaboration, transformation and leadership across CU Boulder. Highlights from our 2016–17 research and creative work make one thing clear: Our work has never been more innovative or more important. Our ability to attract a record $508 million in research funding, while remarkable, only hints at the transformational impact we are creating.  

New shelf-stable vaccines could bolster lifesaving immunization deliveries worldwide

From storm-chasing drones to fire-tracking satellites, Grand Challenge projects are boosting our understanding of an evolving planet

Sky is the limit for BioServe Space Technologies

Fueled by campus initiative

How STROBE is modeling the future of research

Technology could save lives on battlefield, home front

Fading language lives on through CU Boulder website

Innovators

From engineering to the arts, CU Boulder’s unique ecosystem is led by world-class innovators blazing trails in their respective fields and connecting the dots from idea to impact.

Meet the Innovators

Total awards $508 million

 

Federal Agencies

$354M

 

International, nonprofits and other

$89M

 

Other universities

$35M

 

Industry

$24M

 

State of Colorado

$6M