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Former NSF Program Officer Dr. Holly Barnard highlights Broader Impacts in campuswide expo

Sept. 29, 2023

As a PI, describing the broader societal impact of your research and achieving specific educational outcomes can be challenging. Luckily, CU 麻豆影院 is overflowing with resources to help you with broader impacts plans, efforts and activities.

On its way to outer space, Ball Aerospace launched CU鈥檚 entrepreneurial engine

On its way to outer space, Ball Aerospace launched CU鈥檚 entrepreneurial engine

Sept. 28, 2023

CU 麻豆影院 and Ball Aerospace have been collaborating for decades to solve mysteries of the universe. That partnership was also the university鈥檚 first commercial spin-off and it greased the gears of an entrepreneurial engine that continues to power innovation within the university and far beyond.

Sandia Day underscores how national lab partnerships benefit students, researchers and the public

Sandia Day underscores how national lab partnerships benefit students, researchers and the public

Sept. 21, 2023

CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 second annual Sandia Day drew over 160 registered attendees for a packed agenda highlighting the strong partnership between the university and Sandia National Laboratories, potential future avenues for collaborative, globally impactful research, and job and internship opportunities.

New center will lay groundwork for better space weather forecasts

New center will lay groundwork for better space weather forecasts

Sept. 20, 2023

This summer, NASA announced that it had selected four Space Weather Centers of Excellence, including the Space Weather Operational Readiness Development (SWORD) center at CU 麻豆影院. As its name suggests, the nearly $10 million center will offer some powerful protection for the planet.

CU 麻豆影院 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative announces first external advisory board

CU 麻豆影院 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative announces first external advisory board

Sept. 19, 2023

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 麻豆影院鈥檚 reputation.

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Applications Open: OEDIT Translational Quantum Research Seed Grants

Sept. 14, 2023

In partnership with the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), the University of Colorado welcomes proposals for translational quantum research seed grants. Seed grants are open to any Colorado research institution and industry partners. The goals of the programs are to incentivize innovations launched out of the lab and help them along the development path to new programs and businesses.

An infrared telescope that spans the globe? New grant may make it possible

An infrared telescope that spans the globe? New grant may make it possible

Sept. 14, 2023

A new project led by Scott Diddams (Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering)鈥攁warded $1M award from the W.M. Keck Foundation鈥攚ill explore the feasibility of creating a frequency comb detector to synchronize the world鈥檚 existing infrared telescopes and make them more precise.

New project to probe how planets lose their atmospheres

New project to probe how planets lose their atmospheres

Sept. 13, 2023

Scientists on a new project led by CU 麻豆影院 will develop 鈥渨orlds in a box鈥 to study the conditions that might make far away planets habitable. The research team鈥攑art of NASA鈥檚 Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research (ICAR) program鈥攚ill be led David Brain (LASP, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences).

Ambrose and Safran recognized with Distinguished Research Lectureships

Ambrose and Safran recognized with Distinguished Research Lectureships

Sept. 12, 2023

Kirk Ambrose of the Department of Classics and Rebecca Safran of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology have been recognized with 2023-24 Distinguished Research Lectureships.

Pioneering physics center gets $25M

Pioneering physics center gets $25M

Sept. 12, 2023

The new grant will fund the JILA Physics Frontiers Center for six more years and seeks to spur collaborations among a wide range of scientists鈥攑otentially paving the way for new discoveries around everything from the behavior of the humble electron to complex molecules.

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