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A robot may one day perform your colonoscopy

A team from CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is out to change the way millions of Americans get their regular colonoscopy screenings—with the goal of making these notoriously uncomfortable procedures easier for doctors and patients alike.

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Innovation ecosystem achieves liftoff

Is there a better place than CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ to learn the art of innovation or the mindset of the entrepreneur?

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Students critical to massive drone study of tornadoes

Researchers from CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ flew drones into severe storms this spring for project TORUS, one of the largest and most ambitious drone-based investigations of meteorological phenomena ever, with students leading much of the work.

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Taking the measure of an asteroid

Researchers at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ have gotten front-row seats to one of the closest encounters with an asteroid in history.

Jun Ye

New quantum initiative establishes CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ as a global leader

In January 2019, the university launched the CUbit Quantum Initiative, a cross-campus initiative for quantum science and technology.

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The sun triggered a Vietnam War mystery

On Aug. 4, 1972, U.S. military pilots witnessed something strange in North Vietnam: More than two dozen sea mines suddenly, and without apparent explanation, exploded in the water.

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Aerospace has a new home at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ

The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences has moved into a new dedicated building on East Campus.

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CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s moon shot

This year marked the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing and astronaut Neil Armstrong’s “giant leap for mankind.â€

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Out-of-this world art project

A large-scale campus collaboration is underway to visually pay homage to the significant contributions CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ has made to space exploration.

Archaeologists at Chaco Canyon

Reappraising Chaco Canyon

Archaeologist Stephen Lekson, a professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology, has taken a new look at an old site.

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