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Following an international search, Chancellor Justin Schwartz has appointed Andrew Mayock vice chancellor for sustainability, effective March 10. The newly created position will be charged with positioning CU Boulder as a national and global sustainability leader.
Xuedong Liu, a University of Colorado Boulder professor of biochemistry, has been named a member of the 2024 Class of Fellows by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the group recently announced. Liu is one of an elected group of 170 “exceptional inventors” honored in 2024.
CU Boulder Professor Jamie Nagle (Physics) will discuss the quarks and gluons that formed at the Big Bang in his Distinguished Research Lecture on February 6.
To kick off the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology in 2025, three Colorado universities in collaboration with Elevate Quantum have announced that a new facility for fostering quantum technologies is coming to Colorado.
The transition to a new federal administration is bringing a rapid succession of Executive Orders, guidance memos and other changes that are resulting in disruptions, uncertainty and concern across our community. CU leadership is monitoring these announcements, assessing impacts and planning next steps as expeditiously as possible.
In FY23-24, CU Boulder launched 35 startup companies based on university innovations—an unprecedented milestone. This achievement shattered CU Boulder’s previous record of 20 startups in FY21 and places the university among the most prolific single-campus institutions in the country.
As the Grand Challenge wrapped up this year, key contributors reflected on nearly a decade of ambitious, trailblazing programs spanning CU Boulder and beyond that continue to make new discoveries, spin off new entities and address important national and global challenges.
CU Boulder’s CUbit Quantum Initiative and AB Nexus Initiative recently hosted scientists, engineers and healthcare professionals discussing the emerging intersection of quantum technology and healthcare and future CU Boulder-CU Anschutz collaborations.
University of Colorado Boulder Dean of the Institutes Massimo Ruzzene has named Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) associate director for science Frank Eparvier as interim director of the institute effective Jan. 1, 2025.
The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) implemented a targeted realignment in November to enhance strategic integration across key areas and best position RIO to serve the university's growing research and innovation needs.