Fall faculty development events include PI Academy, Broader Impacts Expo, NASA Day and more

Fall faculty research development events include PI Academy, Broader Impacts Expo, NASA Day and more

Aug. 15, 2024

The Research & Innovation Office (RIO)'s Research Development team is offering a full slate of events this fall to help faculty find funding, engage with peers on core research topics, and prepare proposals for research, scholarship and creative work.

Research & Innovation Week slated for Oct. 14–18

Research & Innovation Week slated for Oct. 14–18

Sept. 17, 2024

Hosted by the Research & Innovation Office, this annual week-long celebration showcases CU «Ƶ's world-class research, scholarship and creative works. Join us at one of our free public events to discover and celebrate the groundbreaking innovation happening right here in «Ƶ.

Venture Partners update: Startups surge

Venture Partners update: Startups surge

Sept. 17, 2024

By translating breakthrough research into new businesses, CU creates economic opportunities while addressing many of the world’s greatest challenges. In the past year, CU «Ƶ has burned especially bright through Venture Partners’ record-setting performance.

Ralphie statue on top of CASE Building at CU «Ƶ

McCain, Nagle honored with Distinguished Research Lectureships

Sept. 16, 2024

Christy McCain of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the CU Museum of Natural History and Jamie Nagle of Physics have been recognized with 2024-25 Distinguished Research Lectureships.

CU «Ƶ among co-hosts of global climate summit in Oxford

CU «Ƶ among co-hosts of global climate summit in Oxford

Sept. 16, 2024

After hosting the 2022 Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit, CU «Ƶ remains a committed educational partner as a co-host of the global event, which will be held at the University of Oxford June 4–7, 2025, with major universities participating worldwide.

CU «Ƶ campus building with Flatirons in background

CU «Ƶ announces search for executive director to lead new Sustainability Research Initiative

The «Ƶ is taking bold steps to address today’s most pressing environmental challenges. A core component of this ambition is the Sustainability Research Initiative (SRI), a new strategic effort to advance research in sustainability and resilience.

2024 cohort of CU «Ƶ’s Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator launches new startups

2024 cohort of CU «Ƶ’s Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator launches new startups

Sept. 13, 2024

“The first cohort of entrepreneurs have been in high gear since they were selected by the Venture Partners team last year and have risen to each challenge,” said Marta Zgagacz, senior director at Venture Partners and co-leader of Embark. “It’s an all-hands-on-deck approach, how we support our startups.”

Discovery could lead to longer-lasting EV batteries, hasten energy transition

Discovery could lead to longer-lasting EV batteries, hasten energy transition

Sept. 12, 2024

An international team of researchers, led by an engineer at CU «Ƶ, has revealed the underlying mechanism behind battery degradation. Their findings, published in the journal Science, could help scientists advance energy storage technologies that would accelerate the transition to clean energy.

With Polaris Dawn’s launch, Colorado scientists will study vision changes in space

With Polaris Dawn’s launch, Colorado scientists will study vision changes in space

Sept. 10, 2024

Specialized optical equipment will gather data from astronauts’ eyes and analyze the results during and after the five-day Polaris Dawn mission. The research is a collaboration between Allie Hayman (Aerospace Engineering) and Prem Subramania (CU School of Medicine).

LASP’s Nicholas Kruczek awarded NASA technology fellowship

LASP’s Nicholas Kruczek awarded NASA technology fellowship

Aug. 15, 2024

Nick Kruczek, an instrument engineer in the solar and stellar science division at the Laboratory for Atmospheric Space Physics, has been named a NASA Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellow. The award recognizes early career researchers with innovative ideas to advance astrophysics flight programs and technology.

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