News Headlines
- The Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) granted CU Boulder its second accreditation from the group in early July. The designation signifies a high benchmark in animal care and use in research.
- Season 2 of Buff Innovator Insights, a podcast from the Research & Innovation Office (RIO), launches on Thursday, July 15, with an episode featuring Dr. Reiland Rabaka, the inaugural director of the newly established Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS).
- “Being a finalist for the IEP University Award reflects CU Boulder’s dedication to developing innovative leaders, technologies and partnerships, and to making a significant economic and societal impact both statewide and nationally,” said Bryn Rees, assistant vice chancellor for research and innovation at CU Boulder.
- A four-star general traveled to Boulder last week to highlight the CU system’s participation in a new effort called the Space Force University Partnership Program, designed to spur research supporting the newest military branch’s mission to protect U.S. and allied interests in space.
- Widespread adoption of hydrogen-powered vehicles requires fuel cells that can convert hydrogen and oxygen safely into water. CU Boulder researchers are addressing a key aspect of this challenge with new computational tools and models.
- Now well into its first year, AB Nexus announced a new round of grants totaling $550K for collaborative projects from researchers at CU Boulder and CU Anschutz that aim to improve human wellbeing through basic science and translational research approaches.
- CU Boulder Provost Russell Moore announced today the university has established the Center for African and African American Studies, or CAAAS, (also called “the Cause”) to support teaching and research on the history and culture of people of African descent.
- CU Boulder is suspending the “Request to Return” to on-campus and field work process effective immediately. We will return to full research, scholarship and creative work operations effective Monday, May 17.
- The first season of Buff Innovator Insights, a weekly podcast from the Research & Innovation Office (RIO), wraps up with episodes about the use of artificial intelligence in education, and how data synthesis could change the way we live with wildfires.
- The 2021 Research & Innovation Seed Grants, announced by the CU Boulder Office of the Provost and Research & Innovation Office (RIO), are funding 16 new proposals for up to $50,000, including two new CU Boulder Grand Challenge projects.