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The 2024 New Venture Challenge (NVC) culminated in a final showcase on April 17 in front of a live audience cheering on the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s next big innovations. At an event filled with great ideas and even greater entrepreneurial spirit, five teams competed for $165,000 in prize money.

Mahmoud Hussein (Aerospace Engineering; Physics), ​Francois Barthelat (Mechanical Engineering) and Scott Diddams (Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering; Physics) are conducting projects awarded through the U.S. Department of Defense’s Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Program.

World Quantum Day, celebrated on April 14, is a worldwide initiative to promote the public understanding of quantum science. Learn more about the tight-knit quantum research community centered at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, NIST, JILA and the surrounding Front Range area, including established companies and startups.

The business forecast report published annually by the Business Research Division (BRD) at the Leeds School of Business represents the Colorado business landscape in its entirety—from small, family-owned restaurants and farms to global corporations and every venture between.

Now in its 16th year, the Research & Innovation Seed Grant program stimulates new and exciting areas of research and creative work on campus. Awardees come from disciplines across the university—including ventures involving interdisciplinary work and disciplines not traditionally connected to sponsored research.

According to the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings, numerous CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ graduate-level programs are among the top 25 of their kind in the country. Environmental law, atomic/molecular/optical physics, geology and physical chemistry continue to be ranked within the top 10.

The Distinguished Research Lectureship is among the highest honors bestowed by the faculty upon a CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ colleague. Each year, the Research & Innovation Office (RIO) requests nominations and a faculty review panel recommends one or more faculty members as recipients. The deadline for nominations is Monday, May 20, 2024...

The Intermountain West innovation ecosystem came together at the sixth annual Destination Startup Investor Showcase hosted by Venture Partners at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ. In a highly competitive field, twenty-three select ventures from the region’s research institutions presented at the showcase.

The New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Venture Partners at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ teamed up to present the NVC Deep Tech competition, awarding $53K to groundbreaking new ventures from CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, including innovative approaches to wastewater treatment, novel battery technology and dynamic pricing for hotels.

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ vice chancellor for research and innovation and dean of the institutes Massimo Ruzzene met with congressional and federal leaders in Washington, D.C. this month to advocate for robust funding, ensure effective coordination on ongoing projects, and proactively explore opportunities for future collaborations.