/researchinnovation/ en /researchinnovation/2024/11/18/campus-teams-tackle-big-challenges-2024-sustainability-hackathon <span>Campus teams tackle big challenges at the 2024 Sustainability Hackathon</span> <span><span>Allison Jane Miller</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-11-18T18:27:07-07:00" title="Monday, November 18, 2024 - 18:27">Mon, 11/18/2024 - 18:27</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-11/sustainability-illustration%20CROP.png?h=eef2c450&amp;itok=86rnyq_v" width="1200" height="800" alt="Sustainability illustration"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation and Entrepreneurship News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>“It is exciting to see the continued growth of the Sustainability Hackathon,” said Stan Hickory, director of CU ��«����Ƶ’s Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship Initiative. “We have students coming together from across the campus and multiple universities to develop solutions to real sustainability problems.”</div> <script> window.location.href = `/innovate/2024/11/13/campus-teams-tackle-big-challenges-2024-sustainability-hackathon`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 01:27:07 +0000 Allison Jane Miller 8445 at /researchinnovation /researchinnovation/2024/10/30/cu-boulder-named-fast-company-and-inc-top-50-ignition-school <span>CU ��«����Ƶ named a Fast Company and Inc. Top 50 Ignition School</span> <span><span>Allison Jane Miller</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-10-30T18:18:49-06:00" title="Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - 18:18">Wed, 10/30/2024 - 18:18</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-11/2021_aerial287ga.png?h=9e499333&amp;itok=eCsgJ3C8" width="1200" height="800" alt="Aerial view of CU ��«����Ƶ campus"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation and Entrepreneurship News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Fast Company and Inc. recently published their first list of Ignition Schools—the top 50 institutions that lead in entrepreneurship and innovation—and CU ��«����Ƶ made the list, thanks to the dynamic teaching and research that shapes trailblazing entrepreneurs long before they graduate. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/business/news/2024/10/30/CU-boulder-named-ignition-school`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:18:49 +0000 Allison Jane Miller 8443 at /researchinnovation /researchinnovation/2024/09/26/building-future-how-carbon-storing-hempcrete-revolutionizing-sustainable-construction <span>Building the future: How carbon-storing hempcrete is revolutionizing sustainable construction</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-09-26T00:00:00-06:00" title="Thursday, September 26, 2024 - 00:00">Thu, 09/26/2024 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/nick-embark.png?h=771a64f0&amp;itok=7lgt98vC" width="1200" height="800" alt="Building the future: How carbon-storing hempcrete is revolutionizing sustainable construction"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation and Entrepreneurship News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>In a world increasingly focused on sustainability, the construction industry is seeking innovative solutions to reduce its carbon footprint. Enter Carbon-Storing Hempcrete, a groundbreaking biocomposite building material that actively sequesters CO2.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/business/deming/news/2024/09/24/building-future-how-carbon-storing-hempcrete-revolutionizing-sustainable-construction`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 26 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 8425 at /researchinnovation /researchinnovation/2024/08/15/cu-physics-professor-ivan-smalyukh-and-his-team-receive-guinness-book-world-records-award <span>CU Physics Professor Ivan Smalyukh and his team receive a Guinness Book of World Records award for most transparent material</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-08-15T00:00:00-06:00" title="Thursday, August 15, 2024 - 00:00">Thu, 08/15/2024 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/transparent-material.png?h=d9e7fea1&amp;itok=4DxvbzGv" width="1200" height="800" alt="CU Physics Professor Ivan Smalyukh and his team receive a Guinness Book of World Records award for most transparent material"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation and Entrepreneurship News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The material—a synthetic gel-derived material known as aerogel—is around 97-99% transparent, compared to glass, which is around 92% transparent. The aerogel Smalyukh and his team have created can be added to windows to boost thermal insulation, increasing the overall efficiency of a building.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/physics/2024/08/15/cu-physics-professor-ivan-smalyukh-and-his-team-receive-guinness-book-world-records-award`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 15 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 8386 at /researchinnovation /researchinnovation/2024/04/18/groundbreaking-innovations-win-big-17th-new-venture-challenge-finals <span>Groundbreaking innovations win big at the 17th New Venture Challenge Finals</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-04-18T00:00:00-06:00" title="Thursday, April 18, 2024 - 00:00">Thu, 04/18/2024 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/nvc-header.png?h=201589a9&amp;itok=NJBX_ogw" width="1200" height="800" alt="Groundbreaking innovations win big at the 17th New Venture Challenge Finals"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation and Entrepreneurship News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The 2024 New Venture Challenge (NVC) culminated in a final showcase on April 17 in front of a live audience cheering on the ��«����Ƶ’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. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/nvc/2024/04/18/interal-news/groundbreaking-innovations-win-big-17th-new-venture-challenge-finals`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 18 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 8245 at /researchinnovation /researchinnovation/2023/12/14/programs-cu-boulder-cu-denver-light-pathways-innovation-high-school-students <span>Programs at CU ��«����Ƶ, CU Denver light pathways to innovation for high school students</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-12-14T00:00:00-07:00" title="Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 00:00">Thu, 12/14/2023 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/innovation_high-school-students.png?h=b9691cdc&amp;itok=dSaXLCYv" width="1200" height="800" alt="Programs at CU ��«����Ƶ, CU Denver light pathways to innovation for high school students"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation and Entrepreneurship News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The High School New Venture Challenge (HSNVC) at CU ��«����Ƶ and Business Bound at CU Denver connect high school students with their communities and cultivate entrepreneurial mindsets that span beyond basic business finance, fostering young innovators across Colorado.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://connections.cu.edu/spotlights/programs-cu-boulder-cu-denver-light-pathways-innovation-high-school-students`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 14 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 8093 at /researchinnovation /researchinnovation/2023/12/11/esiil-hosts-global-virtual-hackathon-environmental-mosaic <span>ESIIL hosts global virtual hackathon: Environmental MosAIc</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-12-11T00:00:00-07:00" title="Monday, December 11, 2023 - 00:00">Mon, 12/11/2023 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/esiilhackathon.png?h=82022d51&amp;itok=GoDxBRp4" width="1200" height="800" alt="ESIIL hosts global virtual hackathon: Environmental MosAIc"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation and Entrepreneurship News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>In November, CU ��«����Ƶ’s Environmental Data Science Innovation &amp; Inclusion Lab (ESIIL) hosted its first-ever virtual hackathon. Working in teams, 45 participants from around the world used environmental data science and AI to create innovative solutions, such as an app to track water quality by neighborhood.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://cires.colorado.edu/news/esiil-hosts-global-virtual-hackathon-environmental-mosaic`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 11 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 8142 at /researchinnovation /researchinnovation/2023/09/19/cu-boulder-innovation-entrepreneurship-initiative-announces-first-external-advisory-board <span>CU ��«����Ƶ Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship Initiative announces first external advisory board</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-09-19T00:00:00-06:00" title="Tuesday, September 19, 2023 - 00:00">Tue, 09/19/2023 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/ie-advisory.png?h=81e9b7fe&amp;itok=tnI9QzNH" width="1200" height="800" alt="CU ��«����Ƶ Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship Initiative announces first external advisory board"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation and Entrepreneurship News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The board will integrate industry leaders poised to support and help shape the university's future of innovation and entrepreneurship. The initiative aims to align and optimize resources across campus to reach across traditional silos, facilitate collaboration, fuel achievement and build CU ��«����Ƶ’s reputation. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/innovate/2023/09/19/external-news/cu-boulder-innovation-entrepreneurship-initiative-announces-first-external-advisory-board`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 8050 at /researchinnovation /researchinnovation/2023/06/26/composition-professor-applies-entrepreneurship-arts <span>Composition professor applies entrepreneurship to the arts</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-06-26T00:00:00-06:00" title="Monday, June 26, 2023 - 00:00">Mon, 06/26/2023 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/jeffrey_nytch.png?h=4e868469&amp;itok=sUbjXBKJ" width="1200" height="800" alt="Composition professor applies entrepreneurship to the arts"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation and Entrepreneurship News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>“Entrepreneurs create value by addressing unmet needs in the marketplace,” says Jeffrey Nytch, professor of composition and director of CU ��«����Ƶ's Entrepreneurship Center for Music. “In the arts, that means understanding the audience you’re trying to reach and creating works that speak to them in meaningful ways.”</div> <script> window.location.href = `/music/2023/06/26/composition-professor-applies-entrepreneurship-arts`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 26 Jun 2023 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 7951 at /researchinnovation /researchinnovation/2023/06/15/logan-county-celebrates-their-final-year-rural-colorado-entrepreneurial-workshop <span>Logan County celebrates their final year of the Rural Colorado Entrepreneurial Workshop</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-06-15T00:00:00-06:00" title="Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 00:00">Thu, 06/15/2023 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/researchinnovation/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/ruralcoloradowkshop.png?h=8fb4947c&amp;itok=K8EKiacz" width="1200" height="800" alt="Logan County celebrates their final year of the Rural Colorado Entrepreneurial Workshop"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/researchinnovation/taxonomy/term/705"> Innovation and Entrepreneurship News </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Taught by award winning faculty members at the Leeds School of Business's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, Erick Mueller and Hunter Albright, this year's program focused on the core elements that create critical resiliency in every successful business venture, regardless of stage.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/business/deming/news/2023/06/15/logan_co_celebrates_5th_and_finalyear_RCWS`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 15 Jun 2023 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 7934 at /researchinnovation