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Research & Innovation Week 2020

Streamlined Research & Innovation Week goes virtual Oct. 12-16

The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) invites students, faculty, staff and the community to join Research & Innovation Week, Oct. 12–16. The 2020 streamlined edition will feature three virtual events that you’ll only be able to find at CU Boulder.

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New research center will collaborate with international coalition to advance synthesis in archaeology
New research center will collaborate with international coalition to advance synthesis in archaeology
From the Chancellor: Shifting temporarily to remote instruction—minimum 2 weeks
From the Chancellor: Shifting temporarily to remote instruction—minimum 2 weeks
JILA’s Jun Ye named to National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
JILA’s Jun Ye named to National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
Engineers helped lay foundation for campus quantum research efforts, new center
Engineers helped lay foundation for campus quantum research efforts, new center
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