launch of NOAA’s GOES-U satellite

LASP team attends launch of space weather instrument

July 1, 2024

On June 25, more than 50 LASP employees, family and friends attended the Kennedy Space Center launch of NOAA’s GOES-U satellite carrying the fourth and final Extreme Ultraviolet and X-Ray Irradiance Sensors instrument aboard.

Wei Zhang

Separating gases is hard but might get easier, researchers find

July 1, 2024

In a newly published study, CU «Ƶ chemist Wei Zhang details a new porous material that is less expensive and more sustainable.

The Duane Physics building and Gamow Tower

Fellowships inspire physics graduate students

July 1, 2024

Over the past three years, “Infleqtion” has sponsored prestigious fellowships and an industry panel for incoming physics graduate students. The company maintains close ties with the university, highlighting the importance of industry and higher ed working together to develop future leaders in the field.

pink flowers on a tree on campus

Feedback requested on updated sexual misconduct policy

July 1, 2024

The CU «Ƶ community is invited to review a revised draft of the Sexual Misconduct, Intimate Partner Abuse and Stalking Policy, and provide feedback by Friday, July 12.

Kittredge Pond on the CU «Ƶ campus

Sustainability council discusses capital prioritization process, STARS

July 1, 2024

At its June meeting, the Campus Sustainability Executive Council discussed capital prioritization and Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System reporting.

Brooke Neely

Balancing fraught history and modern collaboration in America’s ‘best idea’

June 28, 2024

America’s national parks have a fraught history, being created in part to dispossess Native peoples of their homelands, says Brooke Neely. Her new book explores pathways to uphold Native sovereignty at these sites.

Dark rain clouds in the desert

The timing of rainfall could help predict floods

June 28, 2024

CIRES researchers have authored a new study that measures the time between storms to better understand soil moisture and how this relates to floods.

a hummingbird on a fuchsia flower

How to suss cheating hummingbirds? Look at their feet

June 28, 2024

Robert Colwell, a CU «Ƶ researcher, has analyzed 50 years of data to show the relationship between certain birds’ unorthodox behavior and their traits.

Colorado River

CU «Ƶ secures $750K to improve drought preparedness in Western US

June 28, 2024

CU «Ƶ has earned a major grant to boost drought monitoring and prediction on the Colorado River.

Ryan Hayward on a hike with his two dogs

Professor Ryan Hayward new chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering

June 28, 2024

Ryan Hayward, who holds the James and Catherine Patten Endowed Professorship of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was elected chair by the chemical and biological engineering department’s faculty.

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