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Now entering its fifth year, the Research Experience for Community College Students (RECCS) program, hosted by the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), gives Colorado community college students hands-on research opportunities as they look ahead in their careers.

A 3D nano-imaging company built around CU Â鶹ӰԺ technology and faculty just secured $1 million in investment funding from Luminate, an international startup accelerator focused on next-generation optics, photonics and imaging.

The Operational Renegade Gas (ORG) working group’s second annual symposium at CU Â鶹ӰԺ was designed to expedite solutions for the marketplace that identify and reduce methane emissions for the oil and gas industry.

Two experiment payloads designed and built at CU Â鶹ӰԺ are scheduled to blast off for the International Space Station in the early hours of June 29. The payloads, which will launch on board the SpaceX Dragon capsule, will support the study of new treatments for cancer and bacteria that can produce electricity.

CU Â鶹ӰԺ's earth science and atmospheric science departments both ranked No. 1 overall among world universities in the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy's 2018 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS), which was published today. The university also scored highly in a dozen other academic categories, highlighting the breadth of impactful CU Â鶹ӰԺ research.

Hundreds of drone flights have taken to the skies near Alamosa as part of what is billed as Flight Week, mounted by the International Society for Atmospheric Research using Remotely Piloted Aircraft, which last week held its 2018 conference in Â鶹ӰԺ.

Google has announced a $1.5 million Google.org grant in support of CU Â鶹ӰԺ’s global STEM education project, PhET Interactive Simulations, and rent-free space for the CU Â鶹ӰԺ-founded National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT).

Statehill, a finalist in CU Â鶹ӰԺ’s New Venture Challenge 10 announced it has been acquired by POLITICO Europe, a joint venture between POLITICO and Axel Springer.

Drones and other unmanned technologies can cost-effectively collect weather data in harsh or remote environments and contribute to better weather and climate models, according to a new study from CIRES and NOAA researchers. Unmanned aircraft and instrument-bearing tethered balloons are helping fill in critical data gaps over difficult-to-sample surfaces in the Arctic.

Google has announced a $1.5 million Google.org grant in support of CU Â鶹ӰԺ's PhET Interactive Simulations, and rent-free space for the National Center for Women & Information Technology.