2021-22
- CU «Ƶ’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics continues to build a legacy of expanding the frontiers of scientific knowledge.
- A wealth of research, education, federal labs, established industry leaders and startups is creating a Quantum Silicon Valley.
- A team of CU «Ƶ engineers, and one startup company called LongPath Technologies, are taking a whiff of that Colorado air: They’re using advanced laser technology to spot methane leaking from pipes at oil and gas operations across the West.
- For over a decade, scientists have attempted to synthesize a new form of carbon called graphyne with limited success.
- CU «Ƶ, which earned the Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) designation in 2019 from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), received the APLU’s Innovation Award in 2021.
- CU «Ƶ and CSU Pueblo are partnering on a research study to investigate whether lending laptop computers improves graduation rates and other academic performance indicators for firstyear students with unmet financial need.
- The old saying “a carpenter is only as good as his tools” is equally appropriate for the modern-day researcher: More than ever, truly pioneering research depends on world-class infrastructure, including high performance computing.
- In partnership with a group of Latinx high school students from «Ƶ Valley School District, researchers from the Renée Crown Wellness Institute at CU «Ƶ have developed and implemented a peer-led model of social support called Circles de Confianza (of Trust).
- Research suggests that a nationwide ban on abortion could increase maternal mortality by double digits.
- Early childhood learners from low-income schools wait more, move less than wealthier school peers.