Illustration of Leslie Leinwand

Leslie Leinwand & The Science of Getting Things Done

July 16, 2024

CU’s Leslie Leinwand helped develop the first drug for an incurable heart disease, sold two companies for billions and founded a thriving biotech institute. She’s just getting started.

Dr. Sammy with bees

The Buzzworthy Bee Research of CU’s Dr. Sammy

March 4, 2024

Assistant professor Samuel Ramsey's research includes bee behavior, ecology and evolutionary biology.

Biomedical robotic hand

Re-creating the Hand

Nov. 10, 2020

CU researcher aims to bring a sense of touch to amputees' hands

Faliano twins at graduation

Fighting COVID from the Lab

Twins Cara and Amy Faliano have been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic in the labs of the UCHealth system.

Mirela Alistar

Healthcare at Home

June 1, 2020

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ computer science assistant professor Mirela Alistar wants to make healthcare more personal. Her work with microfluidic biochips is getting us there.

Q&A: Why We Should Care Soil Biodiversity

Oct. 16, 2019

Kelly Ramirez (PhDEbio'12) on how understanding microbial ecology can help solve global problems of hunger, land degradation and climate change.

Norman Pace

Blowing the Doors Off the Microbial World

March 1, 2019

CU's Norm Pace isn't intimidated by the darkness of remote caves, or the vastness of the microbial universe. He's mastered both.

Book cover for the Drosophila

First of Fly: Drosophila Research and Biological Discovery

Dec. 14, 2018

A single species of fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has been the subject of scientific research for more than one hundred years. Why does this tiny insect merit such intense scrutiny?

Closeup of bee

The Bee Counters

Dec. 1, 2014

Colorado has one of the nation's most diverse bee fauna. An army of volunteers is helping CU scientists track hundreds of front range species.