New instrument to capture stardust as part of NASA mission

New instrument to capture stardust as part of NASA mission

Jan. 11, 2024

Scientists and engineers at CU Boulder will soon take part in an effort to collect stardust—the tiny bits of matter that flow through the Milky Way Galaxy and were once the initial building blocks of our solar system. The pursuit is part of NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission.

CU Boulder researcher lands NASA grant to advance hypersonics modeling

CU Boulder researcher lands NASA grant to advance hypersonics modeling

Jan. 9, 2024

Assistant Professor Robyn Macdonald (Aerospace Engineering) has been awarded a $600K NASA Early Career award to improve computational modeling of turbulence at hypersonic speeds, using supercomputers such as CU Boulder’s Blanca Condo Cluster and NASA’s Pleiades Supercomputer.

AI is here—and everywhere

AI is here—and everywhere

Jan. 8, 2024

A panel of artificial intelligence researchers—including Associate Professor Casey Fiesler (College of Media, Communication and Information)—look ahead to 2024 and describe the issues that AI developers, regulators and everyday people are likely to face, offering their hopes and recommendations.

Campus input sought by February 2: Federal funding priorities

Campus input sought by February 2: Federal funding priorities

Jan. 5, 2024

To support CU Boulder’s advocacy in Washington, D.C., the university’s Federal Relations team is soliciting campus input to help identify the university’s priorities for congressionally directed and programmatic funding for federal Fiscal Year 2025.

Students build science identity through immersive research experience

Students build science identity through immersive research experience

Jan. 4, 2024

A recent CIRES-led study reveals that when community college students head home after an immersive nine-week research program on the CU Boulder campus, they don’t just take a new set of skills with them—they leave with more confidence in their ability to do science and a greater sense of belonging.

Ruzzene taps Van Dalsem to lead the Office of Contracts and Grants

Ruzzene taps Van Dalsem to lead the Office of Contracts and Grants

Dec. 18, 2023

Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation and Dean of the Institutes Massimo Ruzzene named Alexa Van Dalsem director of the Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG) effective Jan. 1.

CU Boulder at AGU 2023: From Earth to space

CU Boulder at AGU 2023: From Earth to space

Dec. 15, 2023

Scientists from across CU Boulder attended the 2023 meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco to share their research about the search for life on Mars, small satellites viewing distant planets, how beavers transform landscapes, the fate of Antarctic ice sheets and more.

Research & Innovation Office announces 2024 Faculty Fellows class

Research & Innovation Office announces 2024 Faculty Fellows class

Dec. 14, 2023

The Research & Innovation Office has announced the 2024 RIO Faculty Fellows cohort, which includes 16 faculty members from departments and research institutes across the campus. The diversity of disciplines included embodies the breadth of excellence represented in CU Boulder’s research, scholarship and creative work.

Programs at CU Boulder, CU Denver light pathways to innovation for high school students

Programs at CU Boulder, CU Denver light pathways to innovation for high school students

Dec. 14, 2023

The High School New Venture Challenge (HSNVC) at CU Boulder and Business Bound at CU Denver connect high school students with their communities and cultivate entrepreneurial mindsets that span beyond basic business finance, fostering young innovators across Colorado.

Center for National Security Initiatives formalizes partnership with Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Center for National Security Initiatives formalizes partnership with Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Dec. 13, 2023

CU Boulder and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have signed a Master Research Agreement, broadening a partnership between the two institutions and opening new collaboration pathways to address critical national security research and workforce needs.

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